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Ford Island and USS Missouri
Ford Island and USS Missouri

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
For directions, see the USS Arizona writeup (shuttle required
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Directly across from the USS Arizona Museum lies Ford Island, containing the Luke Field NAS, one of the six airfields targeted by Japanese dive bombers on December 7, 1941. Nearly half of the grounded aircraft here were destroyed. Ford Island is a secure military base, meaning access is only available by shuttle from the USS Arizona Visitor Center. Personal cameras and one water bottle per visitor are permitted, but as of this writing, purses, handbags, camera bags, or items that permit concealment are not allowed.

Moored at Ford Island, the USS Missouri recently underwent a major makeover with new paint and restored teak deck and is open again for tours. Serving from World War II through Desert Storm, this highly decorated battleship is best-known for hosting the Japanese surrender ceremony that took place on Tokyo Bay, September 2, 1945.

The nine 116-ton, 67-foot long, 16-inch gun barrels could fire 2700-pound shells 23 miles in 50 seconds – with an accuracy of a few yards.

Bonus stops: Also on Ford Island: Pacific Aviation Museum, the USS Utah Memorial and the new USS Oklahoma Memorial.

Visitors can purchase tour tickets for the Mighty Mo and the Pacific Aviation Museum at the USS Bowfin gift shop or USS Arizona Visitor Center. Highly recommended.

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