Temporary Exhibits & Displays
Missouri In The Movies
Location: Aft Ship Store, Second Deck (Spot 7 on Tour Map)
In addition to her impressive naval career, USS Missouri has also had a long acting career. She has been featured in films like MacArthur (1977), Under Siege (1992), Battleship (2012) as herself, in Hawaii Five-0 (2010) as a Russian submarine, and now in Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) as a transport ship. This exhibit features authentic set pieces, scripts, and signs from filming on board. Stay tuned as filming is always on going and you never know where you will see Missouri next!
Senator Daniel K. Inouye: Hawaii's Mighty Supporter
The exhibit features unique images and objects from the Daniel K. Inouye Institute, USS Missouri Memorial Association archives, and the personal collection of Roy Yee, former President of the USS Missouri Memorial Association (UMMA). Many of the artifacts on display have never been available to the public before, including a recording of Senator Inouye’s August 21, 1996 voicemail to the association, confirming that the Mighty Mo was on her way to Hawai‘i. This confirmation of the US Navy’s decision to award the ship to UMMA cemented his hard work to establish the bookends of WWII in Pearl Harbor.
Permanent Exhibits & Displays
Divine Wind: Kamikaze and the Battle for the Pacific
On 11 April 1945, USS Missouri was struck by a kamikaze plane on the starboard aft quarter. The following day, on the order of Missouri’s commanding officer, Captain William M. Callaghan, the pilot was given a military burial. Just a few steps from where the kamikaze aircraft struck the battleship and one deck down from where the kamikaze pilot was given his military burial, Divine Wind: Kamikaze and the Battle for the Pacific showcases one-of-a-kind trench art from Missouri crewmembers and kamikaze artifacts rarely seen outside of Japan. Among the artifacts on display are farewell letters and poems from pilots to family members and loved ones, personal photographs and information, historical images and uniform items. The exhibit is presented in partnership with the Chiran Peace Museum, located in Minamikyushu, Kagoshima, Japan.
Crew's Room Exhibit
Walk through history as experienced through the eyes of her crew. The Crew’s Room focuses on the generations of men who have served aboard the battleship from the 1940s through the 1980s. The exhibit features personal effects, whether its cat eye stones collected from Tokyo Bay in WWII or a 1980s jacket embroidered with all the places the battleship visited.
The Chief Petty Officers (CPO) Legacy Center
This exhibit is situated in the heart of CPO Mess and pays tribute to the role and legacy of Chiefs in the history of the US Navy. Explore where Navy Chiefs ate, slept, and relaxed and learn what it takes to be a Chief in the Navy. Artifacts on display include uniforms, weapons, and a medal of honor.
World War II Exhibit
Visitors can enter our WWII exhibit by the post office and be transported into a 1940s living room. The artifacts in our WWII exhibit are windows into the major events and theatres of the war, from the attack on Pearl Harbor in December of 1941 to the surrender aboard USS Missouri in September of 1945.
Wardroom Displays
Our wardroom, located on the main deck and a central hub of the museum’s tour path, is currently host to multiple displays including newly arrived fragments of USS Arizona. Visitors here can also view small displays on USS Missouri’s original silver service as well as learn about all the ships named after the Show Me state, including submarine USS Missouri (SSN 780) that was commissioned in 2010.
