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Battleship Missouri will be put into dry dock
By Star-Bulletin
POSTED: 10:13 a.m. HST, Jun 30, 2009
Following the Sept. 2 ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the end of World War II, the battleship Missouri will be towed from its museum berth at Ford Island across Pearl Harbor and enter dry dock for up to three months of maintenance work.
BAE Systems Ship Repair has the contract to overhaul the 887-foot battleship Missouri in Drydock No. 4, which now houses the cruiser USS Port Royal.
Preliminary estimates for the scheduled work, which will include refurbishing the ship’s onboard restrooms for visitor use, is more than $12 million. In addition, the ship’s fantail will be equipped with a new tent for ceremonies and events.
The Missouri is the site of Japan’s unconditional surrender that ended the Pacific war. The battleship has been berthed at Ford Island since 1998.
The Navy donated the ship to the USS Missouri Memorial Association in 1998, and the nonprofit became responsible for maintenance of the ship.
Following the Sept. 2 ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the end of World War II, the battleship Missouri will be towed from its museum berth at Ford Island across Pearl Harbor and enter dry dock for up to three months of maintenance work.
BAE Systems Ship Repair has the contract to overhaul the 887-foot battleship Missouri in Drydock No. 4, which now houses the cruiser USS Port Royal.
Preliminary estimates for the scheduled work, which will include refurbishing the ship’s onboard restrooms for visitor use, is more than $12 million. In addition, the ship’s fantail will be equipped with a new tent for ceremonies and events.
The Missouri is the site of Japan’s unconditional surrender that ended the Pacific war. The battleship has been berthed at Ford Island since 1998.
The Navy donated the ship to the USS Missouri Memorial Association in 1998, and the nonprofit became responsible for maintenance of the ship.
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