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The battleship USS Missouri (BB 63) arrives at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard on October 14, 2009 to begin a three-month, $18 million effort of extensive maintenance and preservation work. Missouri is the last battleship made by the U.S., and was the site of Japan’s unconditional surrender ending World War II. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Mark Logico.)
