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Universal Studios’ Battleship Brings USS Missouri
Back To Life
Hawaii’s Biggest “Battlestar” is Re-Born
Pearl Harbor (May 17, 2012) — On May 18, the Battleship Missouri will once again
answer the call of duty in Universal Studios’ Battleship, an epic-scaled action-adventure
movie that unfolds across the seas, in the skies and over land as our planet fights forsurvival against a superior force. Inspired by Hasbro’s classic naval combat game,
Battleship stars Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker and international superstars LiamNeeson and Rihanna.
The star power packed in the movie is rivaled only by the firepower of the Missouri. The
45,000-ton Iowa-class battleship served over three engagements, World War II, Koreaand Desert Storm, and her nine legendary 16 inch-barrel guns which were capable ofhurling projectiles as heavy as Volkswagens Beetles over 23 miles. The magic of film
brings these, and all of the Missouri’s armaments back to life in dramatic fashion as she
once again strives to bring peace to the world.
While this is not the Missouri’s first on-screen appearance – she was featured in themovies Pearl Harbor and Under Siege as well as a host of TV productions – this isperhaps her most substantial onscreen role.
“The Missouri has never been one to shy away from the spotlight. She cemented herself
in history on Sept. 2, 1945 as the site of Japan’s unconditional surrender to the Allied
Forces ending World War II,” said Mike Carr, President and COO of the Battleship
Missouri Memorial. “The partnership between Universal and the Missouri has been atremendously positive experience for us. Through Universal, the Missouri once again
took to the open seas in January 2010 as she was towed outside of Pearl Harbor far
enough to allow filming without having land in the shot. This was the first time in morethan a decade that she was in the open seas.”
Soon visitors to the historic battleship will also be able to find out exactly how Universal
was able to turn the nearly 900 foot Missouri into a fully functioning film set with aBattleship the Movie Tour featuring filming areas from the movie.

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Page 2“This tour offers an experience that you won’t be able to get anywhere else,” said Dean
Kelly, Visitor Experience Manager at the Missouri. “We’re taking our guests andplopping them right onto the set as they walk the same corridors as Admiral Shane, Alex
Hopper, Raikes and the crew.”
The Battleship Missouri Memorial is open daily from 8 am to 4 pm or from 8 am to 5 pm.
during summer months (June, July and August). General admission, which includes
choice of a guided tour, is $22 per adult and $11 per child 4-12. Military, kamaaina (localresident) and school group pricing is available. For more information or to reserve a tour,call (toll-free) 1-877-MIGHTYMO (1-877-644-4896) or visit USSMissouri.org.
The Battleship Missouri Memorial, located a mere ship’s length from the USS Arizona
Memorial, completes a historical visitor experience that begins with the “day of infamy”
that saw the sinking of USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor and ends with Imperial Japan’s
unconditional surrender aboard USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Following an astounding
career that spans five decades and three wars, from World War II to the Korean conflictto the Liberation of Kuwait, the “Mighty Mo” was decommissioned and donated to theUSS Missouri Memorial Association, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, which
operates the battleship as a historic attraction and memorial. The association oversees
her care and preservation with the support of visitors, memberships, grants and thegenerosity of donors.
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