Final Coat
Sherwin-Williams provides coatings for
historic Battleship Missouri
Nearly 5,500 gallons of Sherwin-Williams coatings have been applied to the historic Battleship Missouri, which recently returned to her home pier
near the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, HI.
The ex-USS Missouri, or “Mighty Mo,” is known as the
site of Japan’s unconditional surrender to Allied Forces on
September 2, 1945, ending World War II. The ship was
launched in June 1944 and provided firepower in the decisive battles for Iwo Jima and Okinawa. On Sept. 2, 1945—
65 years ago this summer—the Missouri served as the site
of Japan’s formal, unconditional surrender to Allied Powers
while anchored in Tokyo Bay, Japan.
The famous ship also saw action in the Korean Conflict
and Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm. Today,
the ship is under the care of the non-profit USS Missouri
Memorial Association, which owns and operates the ship as
the Battleship Missouri Memorial, a historic attraction and
memorial in Pearl Harbor.
Work on the $18 million refurbishment began in October
under the guidance of BAE Systems at the U.S. Navy’s Pearl
Harbor Naval Shipyard. The superstructure was pressure
washed by memorial volunteers. BAE Systems and its subcontractors used power tools to remove remaining paint, spot-primed bare steel, airless-sprayed the ship’s superstructure and
freeboard, and plural component-sprayed the underwater hull.
Sherwin-Williams products used on the 887-foot battleship included: Dura-Plate UHS Epoxy, SeaGuard Vinyl
Antifoulant (underwater hull); Dura-Plate UHS Epoxy,
Polysiloxane XLE-80 (freeboard); Macropoxy 920 Pre-Prime,
Mil-PRF-24635 Silicone Alkyd (mast aloft black areas);
Macropoxy 920 Pre-Prime; SeaGuard 5000 HS Epoxy,
Polysiloxane XLE-80 (superstructure); and Dura-Plate MT,
Dura-Plate UHS Epoxy (decks).
Sherwin-Williams also provided technical expertise and
worked closely with both the shipyard and contractor throughout the project. CW
The USS Missouri, site of Japan’s surrender during World War II and now a memorial, spent 12-weeks in
drydock where it receieved approximately 5,500 gallons of Sherwin-Williams coatings.
