A Call To Crisis - The USS Missouri in Desert Storm
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- This video was produced for crew members of the Missouri. It detailed our involvement in Operation Desert Storm, and spans from Nov 13, 1990 to May 13, 1991. It includes port visits to Hawaii, The Philippines, Thailand, and Australia, as well as combat off the coast of Kuwait.
As a former crew member 1987-1990 I can answer a few questions.
When she was being put on the chopping block, we were told it was in relation to a Battleship VS a Carrier; cost to operate, overall effectiveness and so forth. There was a lot going on back then and hardware you see now was in development... rail-guns and so forth, plus all our primary ammo was from WWII through Korea. However, as was proven a couple times during REMPAC 89, planes can be shot down, without planes a Carrier is a floating dock... Nothing takes a direct hit from a Battleship! There was talk about retrofitting the ship in a number of different ways... a few were explored, none viable. And, chemical weapons were the biggest threat to us, and we took that serious, I spent plenty of time in a mask with half-assed mop gear.
In the Gulf we were held back because using us as a primary is considered overkill; my ship, unleashed, given its compliment when we were in the Gulf, could have ended that situation; if collateral damage were not a consideration. We were hard to hit with a low draft and had armor made to take on another ship, we could get into places you wouldn't think. We also had serious reach with various types of missiles, plus anything within 20 miles could be immediately eliminated with the main battery. The Phalanx systems replaced all the AA guns, and they were/are highly effective; like cut a missile in half while tracking multiple targets effective; we had 4 that worked together... and this was the 1980's.
Highly doubtful she will ever return, her name has been given to a new Virginia-class sub. Also, for the last revamp, they had to find old-timers who had built the ship, to assist due to forgotten tech and one of a kind stuff, and all the needed items to make her combat ready are stateside; highly doubtful they toted the shells from their storage facilities, also, much of the asbestos has been removed, worked on that for a few months personally; I worked in Deck - 6th Div, Weapons - turret 2, and Navigation - special evolutions helmsman, Rapid Response Team/Firefighting.
The cross-dressing was part of Shellback initiation; punishment/humiliation and by far mild in comparison to what actually takes place... a profound beating among other things, at least back then. That imaged, was from the 1990/91 deployment. We went through it when I was aboard, coming back from the Gulf in 1987/88, and prior to my boarding in 1986 during the world shakedown cruise. Not sure if they do that anymore, I heard it was heavily regulated after I got out; defiantly no more beating and less life threatening activities...lol
Thanks for posting that my friend. You Squids really do have the best toys to play with !!!
That is a beautiful ship, I can see why you are proud to have served on her.
Thanks for serving America, I served at the tail end of Vietnam in the US Army as a Grunt and fought the Cold War up in Alaska... I lost, it's still cold as hell up there !!!
Brian Fidler thank you for your service
Hey... that's a familiar name, shipmate!
What's up brother!? Was in 6th Div, spent a lot of time on the Bridge and in Turret 2, secondary would have been the Boatswains Locker or Sail Loft.
Your very welcome.
I can't imagine the feeling. Very few ships get the honour of returning from war multiple times especially throughout her long life. Just think about it. You could be standing on deck during your return from Iraq where your father stood on deck during his return from Korea. And your grandfather during his return from ww2.
Taketheshot56 crazy isn't it. Raw American muscle, enginuity, precision, and lasting quality
Iowa class battleships are just like the B-52s , built to last and able to change assignments when needed and were able to be upgraded at will !
They were ahead of their time. That's for sure.
That played a great role in their longevity. I know they are not as suitable nowadays, but most people will have the nostalgia factor with these beauties.
keyword: armor and 16 inch guns = coming home
dont think any of the operations in the middle east can be named as war. your enemies were with sticks hiding in caves.
Just bring one more back boys. Aegis radar, 200+ Tomahawks, 50 Harpoons, and those awesome 16in guns. Murica.
BAE still convincing the DOD and Congress for Fund the railgun project
90 ton ship with hundreds of tomahawks, the successor to the Harpoon (that's getting a bit dated), 16 inch railguns with a 180 mile range, laser air defenses, sm3 anti-ballistic missile. Not sure how practical it is vs a few smaller ships, but boy would it make us all smile a bit!
@@p51mustang24 Hate to break it to you, but for Anti shipping the Tomahawk have been axed, currently the only anti shipping missile in the USN inventory is the Harpoon and compared to what is out there, it is like a .22 LR while the competitors are shooting .50 BMG in a fire power contest.
Actually the navy got approval to modify the TLAM to be able to target ships. The missile will take 5 years to become operational and cruisers, destroyers, and subs will be able to launch them and supposedly they will have a 1000nm range
They wanted to put Aegis on the Battleships when Reagan brought them back but they found the radar couldn't take the beating from the big guns when they fired. :(
My father saw the mighty Mo "fire shots in anger" back in WW2. He said it left him awestruck and humbled to see her perform. What a fierce weapon!
That's amazing! Was he a sailor or was he a Marine??
it makes me sad whenever i remind myself that the Era of Battleships is over.
Russia technically got battleships. They just replaced the main guns with missiles.
@@honkhonk8009 There should technically still be a role for them. I dont see how anything could match the speed power of a giant barrel. Cost issue to have a hybrid type ship I guess.
Unfortunately long range missiles make battleships obsolete.
Pretty sure Russia has a "battleship" but I think it got classed as Battlecruiser now.
@@johndor7793 it’s because congress doesn’t want a big navy. They would rather have lots of small ships.
God I wish the U.S.S Missouri was still with the fleet today or at least a battleship. I know, I know we have way better weapons than just big guns. But still it would be nice to have a battleship in the fleet for maybe a bit more protection, or to help for bombarding a beach or for close up encounters of enemies at sea. Idk, it's just that the battleships showed the navy's true might. Their large guns were highly symbolic for the navy...
Also it is cheaper to send shells then a tomahawk missile but shells have major limits
Uganda Knuckles yes good a New Battleship Uss Hawaii
No Montana there has been no battleship commissioned named after the state (though there WAS a design that was authorized for construction but was canceled).
if we attack N Korea we'll need those ships to bombard land targets.
The Iowas?
I can't believe this is on UA-cam! I lost this VHS a long time ago... EMFN Timothy Williams, E Div, 89'-92'
I guess we served together, then- 90-92, F Div!
I have a question. What was it like serving on the pride of the US Navy? And how long did you serve on the USS Missouri? And lastly, did you serve on other ships? Sorry to ask so many questions since I'm curious
It was a good ship to be on, as it was so high-visibility. Well known for The WW2 Surrender and several movies, etc filmed aboard. Of course, when we had tours, there were THOUSANDS of people walking around your home. I was in 3 years, 2 of that on the MO, then I got out. Didn't care for the Military, but now I work as a commercial mariner and enjoy it.
My brother, EM2 John Ziesemer, was onboard during the first Gulf War also
This music sounds like old (to me) school video music.
Just in case you’re young or not an American:
This is what a can of whoop ass actually looks like
Britain could have had two, but our socialist governments Conservatives included,a disgrace.
Spacelyz Rockit
All completely irrelevant.
What battleship used it’s guns again ships after WWII? Google that. You’re not going to find any. Thus the 45 degree advantage is useless. Ships are still vulnerable to shore based strikes/fire (heck.. US aircraft carriers are now outranged by A2AD weapons like the DF21).
Did the Missouri hit the destroyer? How many times did the British straddle targets you didn’t mention because they weren’t hits? Again... absolutely irrelevant in the post war use of battleships.
Bartonovich52 Lol, your also missing the point, he is was being patriotic and saying the Missouri was better than the Vanguard and other British ships. Of course it would be a no brainer modern ships to win a battle, a sub preferably...
And why would a ship with ammunition unbelievable expensive fire for no reason at this present day for no good reason?
Another thing is factually and personally I think that the Missouri would win a duel with a British battleship NOT including crew ability, but technology wise. You can’t argue or get angry with that, it’s too simple.
Unfortunately, The Yamato was better
@@thedeitek8009 Yea, better a sinking and scattering across the ocean floor.
All y'all Navy types, I was an armor crewman [Army] attached to the 2nd Marine Division. Y'all provided AMAZING supporting fires for us. Thank you for all you did.
An observer described it as "God tossing a salad. Huge chunks of earth and sand, leaping into the sky".
I remember my father who was a Korean War navy veteran taking our family to see the might Mo in Hobart on her return voyage. What an amazing ship!
My father served along side her in the Korean War in a frigate. Seeing this reminds me of him and all his great stories.....I saw the might Mo again in Hawaii in 2010. Truely impressive and fantastic.
Seeing this makes me miss my Dad sooo much ❤️
Your dad must have been so lucky to serve on one of the most powerful battleships ever built
Yamato: Am I a fucking joke to you!?
Missouri: yes. You're at bottom of the ocean. And I'm not.
Yamato:Joke’s on you, because I’ll be flying in space in the year 2199
@@metaknight115 Missouri: jokes on you, I’ll be shooting down aliens by then.
@@Johndoe-jd Yamato:But can you destroy alien ships from space?
Just found this one. My Grand dad was on board for the surrender of Japan. That thing's a monster.
That is one badass ship!
TheLondonForever00 i agree! And its so cool that it was used during the Kuwait war. It was made in ww2 yet it still was used in a 21st century war
that was in George W bush administration
Rocket Man ohh okay. i mix it up often between 20~21 century
I'm proud to have stood on her deck!
Yes it is that's a gruesome Monster
I served on her 1990- 1992. Desert shield/storm. I miss her. Hope to see her again at Pearl Harbor.
Bro!
I got see the Might Mo in Hobart, Tasmania. Unlike US nuclear powered subs and carriers (such as the Carl Vinson which I also toured some years later) the Mo was allowed to dock right in the middle of town. She made a hell of a sight and the crew had a great time visiting. Cheers all, from Oz.
The cook on this ship was a bad ass former navy seal who can take down a whole terrorist cell with the help of only a birthday cake stripper and a sat com too😂 nuff said
Don't forget the time when he's on a trip with his niece to attend a family funeral when a hacker and mercs hijack the train.
Nobody beats him in the kitchen!
Smells like a lard omelet!
what a majestic piece of engineering
I remember watching CNN during Desert Storm the reporters said the Missouri was shelling positions ten miles away from them and they could feel the ground shake Thats some serious fire power
Damn the Missouri/Mighty Mo was one handsome ship he was, sad to see him retire...
Carriers do lead the seas now... but we will never forget the King of the seas, *Battleships.*
I think its a she
But ship called as a female...
@@madhie-kun8614 only the bismarck was a he
@@madhie-kun8614 because it carries more than one. Fact.
@Panda Gaming 14 If Railguns are fully refined, they would be added to the Iowa-class and they might dominate even the modern destroyers
i miss the 90s, i was a kid but damn look how colorful and happy people were :)
Was that Wisconsin and missouri together at 12:23
Yes. Missouri and Wisconsin were the last battleships to see action in Gulf War
Firing cannons define what a battleship is all about. Even in the time of missiles, cannons still creates a strong inexplicable feeling.
damn... so mighty the camera distorts every time they fire her big guns
That's 90s camera technology for ya
Served on an aircraft carrier during the Gulf War and I remember seeing the Missouri. It was smaller than I expected, but definitely had a swagger to it.
I lost it when they stopped in Pattaya Thailand. Exactly what the sailors did is what my marines and i experienced for the first time 4 months ago plus a little more ;). Would go back in a heart beat.
12:20 Missouri and Wisconsin site by site... What a beautiful look!
Just guys being dudes!
music used( I like silly old documentary music :P ):
01:30 - 04:19: Network Music Ensemble - Homecoming //playlist: Pop Affair
04:20 - 07:23: Network Music Ensemble - Energy //playlist: Corporate Class
07:33 - 09:05: Energy (again)
09:13 - 10:00: Network Music Ensemble - High Combustion //playlist: Power & Intrigue
11:16 - 13:18: High Combustion (again)
14:41 - 17:45: Network Music Ensemble - Barren Journey //playlist: Power & Intrigue
17:50 - 19:22: Barren Journey (again)(spliced)
19:43 - 20:10: (...I can't identify it yet.)
20:27 - 23:33: Network Music Ensemble - Toll Free //playlist: TV Times (looped)(end splice)
23:33 - 24:27: Network Music Ensemble - Rollercoaster //playlist: After School Rock
25:07 - 27:05: Rollercoaster (again)
27:07 - 28:38: Network Music Ensemble - Night Hawk //playlist: Pushin' It!
End Credits Music: (...I can't identify it yet.)
(reposting this)...Yeaaaah, permanently switching emails apparently deletes all of the previous account's comments. All 8 years worth of them
It's a shame that this Great Ship is not flying the Flag around the world
YOU MOTHER
War changes.
The USS Missouri and the other Iowa class "Battleships" were the grandest and most fearful ships the U. S. Navy had. The Iowa and Missouri both were recommissioned during the Iraq war when President G. W. Bush sent them there with some new surprises for the enemy.
Actually, Ronald Reagan had them recommissioned as part of his 600 ship Navy. That's why they were available when the Gulf War started instead of sitting in mothballs.
I believe that they were also the longest and fasted battleship ever built. She was also the 2nd most powerful, only being beat out by the Yamato herself
wisconsin not iowa
The Mighty Mo I remember was a famous part of Desert Storm. Lots of tv shows about her service during the war. Under Siege came out a few years later too. The 90s was a perfect end of her glorious history.
She's tied up along the waters shared with fallen Sailors of Pearl Harbor, especially fellow battleship, USS Arizona. 🇺🇸
BUILD BATTLESHIPS AGAIN.......TRUMP 2016....
Dude, stop being a POS, Hillary lost, get over it
Wow a globalist criminal supporter of healthy hillary, we would already be at war with i suppose Russia not just proxy like with Syria.
Darwin E No kidding...
I doubt Trump even know what a battleship is, as he just signs documents and are not able to read or understand. He does not know what the US nuclear triad is, and has the finger on the buttons, so...
Your grammar betrays you!
wish battleship could still be used they have so much potential if they are modernized
There's A group on G+ called "Bring The Battleship Back!" That aims to bring them back.
PVEntertainment #bringbackthebattleships
SevelRomanov hahaha we did the zumwalt class destroyers and they are pieces of shit.
AquaticBoardwalkEngineer How about you put missiles onto a battleship? I mean no attack, just a counter-argument to your reply which I just now saw.
with old ammo....they could reach at least 60 today....probably more....and one battleship can have missles as well as cannons....
3:30 Mighty Mo pays her respects to her fallen brothers and sisters..
If only Battleships were modernised. They would be just an good as Destroyers.
Even better in my opinion!
Check out the 16" Scram jet shells designed for the Iowa guns during the H.A.R.P. project of the 1960's ; )............The Iowa's also carried nuclear tipped shells as well.
Cost a lot to run them and they can be taken out by missiles from further away than cannons.
That problem is solved with flares, jamming tech, and those anti missile rotary cannons. What do they call them CIWS or something?
Daft Moonz Then you have not heard of the AM rotary cannon that sits in place of some of the quad 40mm AA guns. plus they can be reactivated for service if needed. They are that good still. of course some things will have to be upgraded
Wisconsin was in Desert Storm also she was in my battlegroup
Iowa-class battleships are bad ass💪💪
Yeah iowa
@@awacslongcaster7394 lol!!!
@@normanalvarez5751 ha ha get it Iowa The battleship? I love it
Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, New Jersey
SUPER BADASS SHIPS!
It would be nice to see one of the Iowa-class battleships back in service, that being said it's almost impossible very expensive to run Manpower intensive, but it would be oh so nice to see those big guns fire away one more time
Can they shoot modern artillery powder? Imagine an Excalibur munition for the 16" guns. There's a proposed design upgrade for the Iowas that a battle carrier, a battleship-carrier hybrid carrying STOVL aircrafts like Harriers by removing the aft turret and turn it into a flight deck complete with elevators.
Had the honour of visiting this fantastic warship twice in my lifetime. Once as a child and tourist in Bremerton. Then again as a young adult as a guest of the PR/liason team, post modernization, in the 80's. I am hoping to see her one more time as I am over due for another vist to Pearl Harbour. The finest modern warship of three generations. Long live the Mighty Mo!
I wish I joined the Navy like I wanted to instead of listening to my mother and going to college which was bullshit would’ve loved to have had the privilege of serving on such a historic and wonderful ship
@Bert Clayton He's probably a 1980s boy like I am. Out of HS I could have served on that ship, maybe of course. Serving on a battleship had to be a very hard ticket to get. I bet everyone wanted to do that. We're well past 35.
It’s no easy task to be in the Navy, your mother was right of you going to college, plus, you can see it at Pearl Harbor
Missouri was anchored at Bremerton Washington for years and years . I don’t think we appreciated that !
Thank you for this contribution to US History.
So copl to see some VETS talking on here. Thank you for your service!
This brings back a lot of memories, R Div 89-92
That’s so awesome to see the old ship pulling out of dock one last time to go to war for the US, it’s heartwarming. It’s like that boxer going out for one more match. He isn’t what he once was but he’s still a force to be reckoned with.
Can you imagine had they build the Montana? Had they keep the Alaskas, it would have been a sight to see the two battlecruisers sailing with one of the Iowas sailing in between.
I am 14 and I have been in to battleships since 12 and the USS Iowa class BB-63 was my favorite and I just wish I could be there when she fires or something. I am jong but fascinated by battleships. The Iowa class is without a doubt the best battleships ever.
Oh yeah and thanks for all the men and women who served on her. You were lucky to have worked her.
Thank you for your kind words, Arnold.
The Missouri next to the Arizona, it's nearly unreal
“Sir the Navy reports that additional fire support is necessary to ensure complete battlefield superiority.”
“What did they have in mind?”
“Well...”
I went aboard the Missouri recently at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii and it was beautiful and one of the most impressive things I have ever seen.
In a couple of weeks ill be standing on the deck of the mighty Mo. flying from sydney, my dream, cant wait.
i slept on it for a field trip
I was the QMOW on board the USS Jarrett (FFG-33) during this deployment. If there is any Mighty MO, crew reading this post..sorry for the SNAFU the early morning of 25Feb'91. The Mighty MO, were conducting NGFS and 2 silkworm missiles were in-bound at you guys. Us, the HMS Gloucester and HMS London were there to offer cover while you guys were DIW...2NM off our stbd beam....our CIWS was on auto and we "accidentally" friendly fired on your port beam. Sorry shipmates.😬
And that was my SM1 Ray, doing semaphore. Fair winds and following seas.
I am going to Pearl Harbour in one week.. can't WAIT to see the Mo!
I was part of the Marine security detail that took the USS New Jersey threw Panama canal. You couldn't get above or under her in open sea with out her knowing your there. I slept like a baby on board her. I was an honour to sail under her banner.
When you wake up and see this off the coast of your belligerent nation, you know it is going to be a bad day.
Cringe boy
Well today it would probably be a bad day for the crew of the battleship, cause she would have to get within 30 miles of the shore and almost any nation today has batteries of anti ship missiles spread around the coast with ranges of more than 100 miles. And USS Missouri is a huge target that my grandma would hit. These days even our carrier strike groups wouldn't want to get closer than 600-800 miles to a near peer adversary's coast. And our CSGs are protected by the most advanced naval SAM systems in the world. From the SM-3 and SM-6 to ESSM, RAM and CWIS, all integrated with an incredible AEGIS system...
bro image getting the former US battleships still around today (Texas, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, New Jersey, Alabama, North Carolina, and Massachusetts) and maybe even some ww2 era destroyers and carriers and just having them in one big fleet, USS Texas leading them because she is the oldest, that would be the definition of epic. And just image them coming across anther enemy navy in a close quarters situation, the battleships' primary and secondary guns just shredding them to peaces while the destroyers fire some torpedoes. For a naval historians or just someone who likes battleships in general, that would be the dream situation.
Maybe the Japanese could mine Mikasa out of concrete and have her join the fleet.
I personally would have USS Massachusetts lead the fleet, as of the eight preserved US battleships she's the only one to have fought in an actual naval battle, where she sank the battleship Jean Bart, a light cruiser, four destroyers, three troop ships, a cargo ship, and an armed trawler.
@@metaknight115 This is an old ass comment but you're right. If only they kept the Washington and South Dakota, those being the battleships that fought the Kirishima
Proud to be from the great state of Missouri! Mighty Mo, you've made our state and our country proud, and all the men and women who served!!!
We should bring weapons systems up to date and use them again it can be done. And I to have see the Missouri in action very impressive and deadly and also see the shelling of the Missouri it makes the ground shake. Real hard to explain!!
WOW I had no idea it was all over the TV like this. I was on her, in CIC.
I know! Folks that know me send me stuff periodically... didn't realize how much information in video and print there was on us.
Last time I saw this video was in December 1991. Thank you very much for posting this bit of history. FYI I enlisted July 20 1992 and retired July 31 2012.
proud to be an AMERICAN
Hear hear!
I.was a crew member doing these things and time
thank you to all the service men and women who served aboard the U.S.S MISSOURI DB 63
@@tristanhurley9071 battleship is bb 63 not db
I was on this ship I was boiler tech. No women was allowed to go out to sea at that time
The US needs a nuclear powered battleship. Would show US military might.
My first ship crush, the Missouri! I was just old enough to see and understand the news of this gallant lady in action during Desert Storm and then got a chance to stand on her deck after her decommissioning when she was partially opened for tours in Bremerton, Washington in the mid-90's.
like the 3-minute mark they start playing music like if it's the most happiest time in the world to be going to war
Really nice ship. She kicks ass in the movie Battleship.
IT IS A SO BEAUTIFUL & POWERFUL SHIP
Can you imagine being an enemy and seeing this thing off your shoreline? God, I would run away crapping.
Well this was not the last war Missouri fought
She also fought the aliens in the battleship movie.
She served America again
i think we should upgrade atleast 2 and bring them back yes the argument is they can't shoot the awesome guns as far as missles can go but i'm a firm believer in saber rattling hears the way i look at it most human nature is seeing a carrier of planes off your port is defenely going to get your pucking factor up but seeing 9 very large cannon's on a ship pointed at you will always send a chill down your spine i belive in gun tech more then missle tech i say this because missle tech will always improve to be stopped before it get to what it's going to hit and large naval gun tech is being forgoten just because it's considered out dated well that is true to a point but you can't shoot down a naval gun projectile well any gun round
Bring back all four and the USS Texas for good measure.
USS Texas like the USS Constitution's fighting days are over.
When the F4 Phantoms were built without guns because air to air missiles were the hot thing no need for guns the experts said. Air combat in nam taught them an expensive lesson. All fighters carry some kind of gun now. Ship is just a low and slow plane.
@@rexbentley8332 those 16" guns have a 250-350 round service life, they can only shoot so many rounds before needing replacement and all of the barrels still presumed to be in serviceable condition have seen a lot of their rated number of rounds and decades of salt spray and corrosion. They would only be able to shoot a limited number of rounds before the rifling would be shot out or the barrels fractured. Of course thats with munitions that are from the korean war era, if theres even any left that havent been scrapped or demilled. There is no foundry or factory in the country that could handle making one of those 66ft barrels. The only ship left with a hull that is presumed to still be usable is the wisconsin
@@semajniffirg230 the have been regunned several times. Up until a few years ago there were something like 30 new rifles in naval inventory they have been scrapped. So now there are none remaining.
The homie that did the ballerina kick at 24:54 has had practice. #GoNavy
Must be amazing to serve on a ship older than you.
I didn't serve in the Navy, but the Battleship was my most favorite ships of all. Just the sheer might of this vessel is truly awesome. I'm glad she stands guard over the USS Arizona.
She always stands guard at her brothers and sisters memorials.
She respects them, and they respect her.
This is pure 90’s nostalgia
Well this looks more like a cruise ship video than a warship, even the music feels like a timeshare sales room.
We should always have 1 or two of these things active as a simble and because they are deadly many countries we could be in conflict uses older military equipment the battleship still has proven methods but they should still keep some active for history and teaching sailors the older ways loo live the battleship let's see those 16 inch guns pound some terrorist .
Those 16" guns wouldnt be able to shoot too many terrorists. They barrels are only good for so many rounds. Most of the ones left in shootable condition on the 4 ships are probably more than half way through their max round count anyway and there is no place in the country that could make one of those barrels today. Not to mention most of the munitions left in storage were from the korean war era, and thats if they are even still in storage.
The big battle ships should always be kept in service never know when your gonna need them no matter what the cost
Well I heard the Russians wanna reactivate another Kirov.
that little black kid is awesome! he should have gotten a high five to go with that!
thanks to the parents that served.
The USS Missouri Battleship is a beautiful ship and I, the son of a 20 mm deck gunner, during the WWII battles of the Marshall Isle and the South Pacific Theater (Philippines) am so so proud of these great ships and ALL the many men that served on them. My heart and pride for our wonderful Military lives with me to the day I part ways with this world of ours and the moment I get to see my Dad and Jesus in person in Heaven. What a great day that will be. Also, anyone reading this can also have the same great day with loved ones that passed on in Jesus Christ. All you have to do is honestly and seriously ask Jesus to be your Savior and live the rest of your life here in peace and under the love and protection of Christ himself for ever and ever. How wonderful is this? It just is. Sorry I got to preaching but someone had to tell you and I am a follower of Jesus and love ever one of you. May GOD bless and keep you all.
Bring Big Mo back!!
Today, USS Missouri is where she belongs, in Pearl Harbor bow on to where USS Arizona lies. The end of the war facing the beginning.
My Nephew CPO Tommy Adams Was on The Mighty Mo In The 1st Gulf War , He Kept The Radio's Working !! The Mighty Mo Fired the First Shots in That War
Everybody fired " the first shots".....I was there, everyone who was there thinks they fired the first shots...
My grandpa kept the radios working during WWII on the Mo
james adams I’ve seen the ships bell in the Missouri state Capitol it’s a beauty
I was there….Miss those days.
That's so cool. Were you on the ship or just by it?
Well that was an interesting video, and what a ship she is. Thanks for sharing
Dang. Imagine how crazy that must feel to fight on a ship your grandpa probably served on.
Mighty Mo.!!!!!! Awesome firepower!! She now sets in Pearl .and unfair ending
Im down, I live on the coast, I'll jack a tug boat and we'll go pull her away from pearl.
I am for modern battleships but the Mighty No is now over 70 years old. I think having it docked at Pearl across the harbor from the Arizona is appropriate as they are America's bookends to the war.
Vern Simon not really. She has an honorable job now as she stands guard over the USS Arizona. Couldn't be more fitting.
And I'm not sure if this is true or not but I've heard that the Mo can be brought back into active service within 6 months.
The mo has a job currently. Leave her be.
rocketdude1979 she was docked there to stand guard over the USS Arizona. Perfect job for her until she's needed again.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life, John 3:16. Romans 4:5, Ephesians 2:8-9, Jesus Christ is the only way, KJV.
"It is our understanding that the battleships Wisconsin and Missouri, stationed in the gulf, blew the _____ out of whatever it is they were firing at!"
First deployment back in the day. Man, that is along time ago. Oh, if I only knew I was going to make a career of it back then.
My Dad severed on the Mighty Moe in WW II, 16” gun.
Thanks for his service. My grandparents never took part in WWII, but one of my granduncles fought in the 442nd.
Who watch this video nowaday?
American will & power is a force to recon with
My word look at those beautiful beasts! It really is cool that they got called back one more time in the modern times to roam the seas again.
Hookers in Thailand.. Oh the good ol' days.....
Underage girls?
Us gone start useing magnetic rail guns ,x7 faster x2 farther they can shoot a round beyond the horizon, the nine 16inch guns she packing in the 3 turrets can pack a punch they will replace them with new improve rail guns it will be one bad ass hard hitting, rough ,high tech BB ship
Could you imagine one of these behemoths loaded with hypersonic missiles, rail guns and fueled by nuclear power?
Not at all. You might as well built a new ship. You'd need to cut it to pieces to make those modifications
@@bildo85 Yeah. You could make it look like the Iowa class though.
Although, it’d probably be better to make it stealth
wouldn’t it be cool to bring back the battleship but modernize it with rail guns and cruise missiles!
Or turn them into battleship-carrier hybrid.
I hate to say this, but I was 7 when the US declared war on Iraq and Operation Desert Storm commenced...I am now 35.
I hope those terrorists realize the ships and bombers kicking their butts are our grandfathers weapons. We don't need our new stuff to beat them.
I keep hearing about those brand new Russian heavy Cruisers we have nothing like that why not use the Iowa and her sisters they never will put their tail between their leg and run but I bet you the Russian Cruisers would Run for the Hills four very sexy ladies nice lines
jesus fucking christ... So much cringe :/
I dont know why but every time the USS Missouri makes me start playing the scene from battleship in my head where the Missouri is kicking some alien ass!! lol. You've been THUNDERSTRUCK!!