Battleship Missouri
The USS Missouri, which has fired cruise missiles at Baghdad, is now using its World War II guns to pound Iraqi defenses in occupied Kuwait. The battleship, which had been launching modern long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles at Iraq and other targets for two weeks, fired seven massive shells at prefabricated bunkers that Iraq was moving into Kuwait. It is the first battle employment of the guns since the Korean War.
* Guns: Nine 16-inch guns and turrets
* Shells: 2,700-pound weight; range of 23 miles
* Missiles: 32 Tomahawk cruise missiles
* Crew: More than 1,500
* Launch: January, 1944
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