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USS Missouri

1944 Iowa-class battleship

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Oct 27, 2025
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Can the USS Missouri still be recommissioned in case of an emergency?

The USS Missouri (BB‑63) is a museum ship at Pearl Harbor and , and multiple recent reports conclude recommissioning in an emergency is highly impractical given technical, personnel, legal, and cost b...

Dec 17, 2025
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Can any Iowa-class battleships be recommissioned for active duty?

Technically, yes: at least two Iowa‑class hulls are still listed in reserve and could be reactivated, because the class has been recommissioned before and museum ships are maintained in relatively goo...

Oct 23, 2025
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What is the current condition of the USS Missouri after decommissioning?

The USS Missouri (BB-63) is preserved as a museum ship at Pearl Harbor and has undergone major restoration and ongoing preservation work to maintain structural integrity and public access. , supported...

Oct 25, 2025

What is the annual maintenance cost of the USS Missouri as a museum ship?

The materials provided do not state a single, explicit for the USS Missouri as a museum ship; instead they offer that together outline the scale of preservation spending. Financial statements show tot...

Oct 25, 2025

How does the USS Missouri's maintenance cost compare to other historic warships?

The USS Missouri’s recent main teak deck restoration cost approximately , completed in April 2024 after a 14-year effort and more than 68,000 man-hours, placing it among the commonly reported for hist...

Nov 6, 2025

What restoration projects have been undertaken on the USS Missouri since its decommissioning?

The dominant, well-documented restoration on the USS Missouri since decommissioning is a multi-stage completed in spring 2024 after a 14-year effort, costing roughly and covering over . Reporting acro...

Nov 11, 2025

What are the current maintenance costs of the USS Missouri as a museum ship?

The available analyses show there is that isolates an annual “current maintenance cost” for the USS Missouri as a museum ship; instead, public documents and reporting list a mix of multi‑million‑dolla...