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The USS Missouri, pictured here in 1998, is known for hosting the surrender of the Japanese in World War II
George F. Lee
File photo shows the USS Missouri, the ship on which Japan and the US signed surrender documents to end World War II, arriving in Pearl Harbor in 1998. The retired USS Missouri gets screen time in the film "Battleship", which opens at the US box office on Friday.