ISBN: | 978-5-5105-5306-2 |
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The USS Missouri grounding incident occurred 17 January 1950 when the battleship USS Missouri ran aground while sailing into Chesapeake Bay. No casualties occurred during the incident; however, the battleship remained stuck for over two weeks before being freed from the sand. Damage to the ship incurred from the incident required her to return to port and reenter dry dock for repairs.