As early as 5 a.m. more than 900 people come aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial as the ship prepares to leave dry dock. The Battleship Missouri Memorial formerly USS Missouri (BB 63) finally returned to its pier near the Arizona Memorial after three months of 8 million preservation and maintenance work at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Mark Logico/ RELEASED) .