#OTD in 1944, USS Missouri (BB-63) was commissioned and became the last U.S. Navy battleship to be built. USS Wisconsin (BB-64) had a higher hull number but was completed before the Missouri. USS Illinois (BB-65) and USS Kentucky (BB-66) had been laid down but were canceled when the Navy shifted priority to aircraft carrier construction. This is the "Mighty Mo" demonstrating her fury in 1991. | U.S. Naval Institute

#OTD in 1944, USS Missouri (BB-63) became the last U.S. Navy battleship to be commissioned. This is the "Mighty Mo" at SINKEX in 1989, jabbing with the 5-inch guns and then unleashing haymakers with the 16-inchers. #FirepowerFriday | U.S. Naval Institute