Battleship Missouri Memorial
USS Missouri (BB-63)
A World War II legend moored at Ford Island, where Japan signed its surrender on the deck in 1945. Visitors can board to see the main guns and crew quarters.
The USS Missouri (BB-63) was the last battleship built by the United States. On September 2, 1945, Japanese representatives signed the instrument of surrender on her deck in Tokyo Bay, formally ending World War II. Since 1998 she has been a museum ship moored at Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, with her bow facing the USS Arizona Memorial, a symbol of how the war began and ended. Aboard, you can see the surrender signing site marked by a bronze plaque, the 16-inch main guns, dents left by a kamikaze strike in 1945, the bridge, and the crew berthing areas. Guided tours are also available. Admission starts at about US$35 for adults. Ford Island cannot be reached by private car, so you must take the dedicated shuttle bus from the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, and the Pearl Harbor rule against bringing bags applies. Most visitors combine the trip with the Arizona Memorial on the same day, so allow 2 to 3 hours.
Opening hours
08:00–16:00 (last shuttle bus approx. 15:00)
Nearby sights
- Pearl Harbor National Memorial
- Waikele Premium Outlets
- Bishop Museum
- Chinatown, Honolulu
- King Kamehameha Statue
- ʻIolani Palace
- Kakaʻako Murals (POW! WOW! Hawaii)
- National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl)