I-Battleship Missouri Memorial ePearl Harbour, eHawaii

Umlando Omfushane we "Mighty Mo" kanye Nomhlahlandlela Wokuvakashela i-USS Missouri Today

Ukuvakashela ePearl Harbour kukhumbuza labo isizukulwane sami ukuthi bangaki kithi abaqala ukuzwa ngalezi ziqhingi ezincane eziqhubekile phakathi kwePacific Ocean.

Lapha, eminyakeni engaba ngu-70 eyedlule, iMpi Yezwe II yaqala e-United States lapho, ngalolo suku olusihlwa ngeSonto ngoDisemba 7, 1941, amaJapane ahlasele i-US Pacific Fleet ehlangene nePearl Harbour nezinye izinsizwa eziningi zaseHawaii ukufakwa.

Kwakungabazali bethu kanye nogogo nomkhulu olwa ekulweni, ngaphandle kwezilwandle ngokumelene nempi yokucindezela noma ngokwenza isabelo sabo ngaphambili. Amantombazane ambalwa weMpi Yezwe II ayaphila ngonyaka odlule. Manje kuyisibopho sethu ukukhumbula imihlatshelo yabo ukuze silondoloze inkululeko yethu.

Indlela iBettleship Missouri eya ngayo ePearl Harbour

Isinqumo sokubamba i-USS Missouri noma "iMighty Mo," njengoba ebizwa njalo, ePearl Harbor phakathi nobude bomkhumbi we- USS Arizona Memorial kwakungekho ngaphandle kokuphikiswa. Kwakukhona labo abazwa (futhi besenomuzwa) ukuthi isibhamu esikhulu sibheke isikhumbuzo esibucayi kulawo madoda afela ngeSonto ekuseni eminyakeni eminingi edlule.

Kwakungewona ukulwa okulula ukuletha i- "Mandla Mo" eParele. Imikhankaso eqinile yenziwa yiBrmerton, eWashington naseSan Francisco ukunqoba impi yokugcina lapho iMissouri yayizobandakanyeka khona. Kulo mlobi, ukukhethwa kwePearl Harbour ukuba kube ikhaya elihlala njalo lomkhumbi kwakuyilo elilodwa nelungile kuphela.

I-USS Missouri ne-USS Memorals yase-Arizona isebenza njengama-bhukhmaki ebeka ukuqala nokuphela kokubandakanyeka kwe-US eMpini Yezwe Yesibili.

Kwakuse-USS Missouri ukuthi "I-Instrument Yokuzinikela Okuhle YaseJapane Amandla Ahlanganisiwe" yasayinwa ngabameleli bezizwe ezihlangene nohulumeni waseJapan eTokyo Bay ngoSepthemba 2, 1945.

Umlando Omfushane we-Battleship Missouri - iMighty Mo

Umlando ovelele weBattleship Missouri, noma kunjalo, awugcini nje kuphela indawo lapho lo mbhalo usayinwe khona.

USS Missouri yakhiwa eNew York Navy Yard eBrooklyn, eNew York. I-keel yakhe yafakwa ngo-6 kuJanuwari 1941. Wayekholelwa futhi waqala iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-3 kamuva, ngo-29 Januwari 1944 futhi wahanjiswa ngoJuni 11, 1944. WayenguMgqibelo wezimpi ezine wase-Iowa othunyelwe yi-United States Navy and isibhamu sokugcina esasizojoyina le mikhumbi.

Umkhumbi wabhalwa ekukhululweni kwakhe nguMary Margaret Truman, indodakazi kaMongameli wesikhathi esizayo, uHarry S. Truman, ngaleso sikhathi owayengumengameli waseMissouri. Uzobizwa ngokugcwele ngokuthi "umkhumbi kaHarry Truman."

Ngemva kokuthuma kwakhe wathumela ngokushesha ePacific Theatre lapho alwa khona empini ye-Iwo Jima ne-Okinawa futhi wahlasele iziqhingi zaseJapane. Kwakuse-Okinawa ukuthi wabulawa ngumshayeli waseJapan waseKamikaze. Izimpawu zomthelela zisabonakala eceleni kwakhe eduze kwedokodo.

UMissouri walwa empini yaseKorea kusukela ngo-1950 kuya ku-1953 futhi wabe eseqothulwa ngo-1955 waya emanzini okugcina amanzi e-United States (i- "Mothball Fleet"), kodwa avuselelwa futhi avuselelwa ngo-1984 njengengxenye yelungiselelo le-Navy 600, futhi alwa ku-1991 Gulf War.

UMissouri wathola izinkanyezi eziyishumi nesishiyagalolunye zezinkanyezi zokukhonza eNkulweni Yezwe II, eKorea nasePersian Gulf, futhi ekugcineni waqedwa ngo-31 Mashi 1992, kodwa wahlala eNcwadini YokuVikelwa Kwezemikhumbi yeNdiya kuze kube yilapho igama lakhe lihlaselwa ngoJanuwari 1995.

Ngonyaka ka-1998 wanikelwa e-USS Missouri Memorial Association futhi waqala uhambo lwakhe eya ePearl Harbour lapho ekhonjelwe khona namuhla eFrance Island, eduze nje kwe-USS Arizona Memorial.

Ukuvakashela i-USS Missouri Memorial

Isikhathi esihle sokuvakashela eMissouri ekuseni - ngokwenza kanjalo ungagwema amabhasi okuvakasha ahleliwe.

I-Battleship Missouri Memorial iqala ngo-8: 00 ekuseni kanti iSikhumbuzo sivulekile kuze kufike ngo-4: 00 noma ngo-5: 00 ntambama kuye ngokuthi isikhathi sonyaka. Amathikithi angathengwa ewindini lamathikithi we- USS Bowfin Submarine Museum kanye nePaki ngakwesinye isigaba sokupaka esiteshini se-USS Arizona Memorial Visitor.

Ungakwazi futhi ukuthenga amathikithi ku-intanethi kusengaphambili.

ISikhumbuzo siyinhlangano engeyona inzuzo, engenayo imali yomphakathi. Naphezu kwayo indawo eduze kwe-USS Arizona Memorial, i-Mighty Mo ayiyona ingxenye ye-US National Park, ngakho-ke imali yokufaka ikhokhwa ukuze ilahle izindleko zokusebenza.

Kunezinketho eziningi zamathikithi ezitholakalayo etholakalayo kufaka phakathi amathikithi ephakheji okuvumela ukuba uvakashele wonke amasayithi amathathu e-Pearl Harbor Historic: i-Battleship Missouri Memorial, i-USS Bowfin Submarine Museum kanye nePacific Aviation Museum . Bonke abathathu kufanelekile ukuvakashelwa.

Ukuvakasha kwe-Battleship Missouri Memorial

Ukuvakasha okuqondiswayo kuyatholakala kwi-Battleship Missouri. Izinketho zokuvakasha zishintsha njalo, ngakho qiniseka ukuthi uhlole iwebhusayithi yazo ukuze uthole imininingwane. Ungathenga futhi ithikithi elizokuvumela ukuthi ungene ngemvume kuzo zonke izindawo ezintathu zePearl Harbor Historic Sites.

Ukuhamba ngebhasi elifushane ngaphesheya kwebhuloho eya e-Ford Island kuletha eBettleship Missouri.

Ukulandela uhambo lwakho wamukelekile ukuhlola izindawo zomkhumbi ongahlanganiswa kulolu hambo kodwa usafinyeleleka emphakathini. Izingxenye eziningi zomkhumbi zivulwa njalo ngonyaka, ngoba izimali zivumela izindawo ukuba zikhuliswe kumazinga we-OSHA wamanje.

Uma uhlela ukuvakashela i-Battleship Missouri, vumela okungenani amahora amathathu kuya kwezintathu namahora, kufaka phakathi isikhathi sokushayela kusuka ku-Waikiki. Ngincoma ukuba unikeze usuku lonke ku-Pearl Harbor emlandweni futhi uvakashele wonke amasayithi amathathu e-Pearl Harbor Historic kanye ne-USS Arizona Memorial.

Ungathola kabanzi mayelana ne-Battleship Missouri, i-Battleship Missouri Memorial futhi uthole imininingwane yokuvakasha kanye namanani okungena kwi-website yabo ku-www.ussmissouri.org