HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
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U.S.S. Lexington
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U.S.S. Missouri
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U.S.S. Nimitz
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U.S.S. Texas
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Detailed explanation-1: -Aboard the USS Missouri, this instrument of surrender was signed on September 2, 1945, by the Japanese envoys Foreign Minister Mamora Shigemitsu and Gen. Yoshijiro Umezu.
Detailed explanation-2: -The quickest, and perhaps the most accurate, answer is that she was the flagship of the 3rd fleet, and that it made the most sense to have the surrender ceremony on the flagship.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Surrender Ceremony. On the teak decks of USS Missouri, WWII finally came to an end on 2 September 1945. The Surrender Ceremony, which formally brought an end to the bloodiest conflict in human history, lasted a mere 23 minutes. It began at 0902 with a brief opening speech by General Douglas MacArthur.
Detailed explanation-4: -It was the deployment of a new and terrible weapon, the atomic bomb, which forced the Japanese into a surrender that they had vowed never to accept. Harry Truman would go on to officially name September 2, 1945, V-J Day, the day the Japanese signed the official surrender aboard the USS Missouri.
Detailed explanation-5: -Battleships (BB) USS Colorado (BB-45) USS Mississippi (BB-41) Small Aircraft Carriers (CVL) USS Bataan (CVL-29) USS Cowpens (CVL-25) Escort Carriers (CVE) HMS Ruler (D.72) HMS Speaker (D.90) Heavy Cruisers (CA) Light Cruisers (CL) Destroyers (DD) Destroyer Escorts (DE) Frigates. More items