Keep Her Legacy Afloat.

Contributions from the "Friends of the Mighty Mo" help support the preservation, education, outreach, and legacy building activities of the ship. This includes a wide range of important functions, including the following:

Preservation

Restoration. Mighty Mo’s restoration is only partially complete. The teak deck needs to be totally refinished and only certain areas of the ship are open for public viewing. With your help we can make her shipshape.

Onging Maintenance.  The Mighty Mo is a historic memorial. Children come from far and wide to discover and to learn. They count on the Memorial being available to them. Your support helps make it happen.

Education

School Field Trips. The Mighty Mo is a historic memorial. Children come from far and wide to discover and to learn. They count on the Memorial being available to them. Your support helps make it happen.

Overnight Education Experiences. The Overnight Encampment program is open to scouting groups as well as school and other groups. Children receive an unforgettable experience on board the ship such as sleeping in bunks in the crew’s quarters and visiting areas normally off limits to our daily visitors.

Community Outreach

Military Service Ceremonies. The Mighty Mo is a popular venue for reenlistment, retirement, commission and promotion ceremonies. There is no cost to the participants.

Mission Focused Partners. Several venues aboard the Battleship Missiouri Memorial offer our program partners an opportunity to bring the mission to life!  The Sea Cadet program, and the CPO Academy program are examples of officially hosted groups by a UMMA department and are examples of how successful programs can work together to synergize expertise, resources, and a commitment to similar missions. 

School Band Public Presentation Venue. The Memorial is a great location for all forms of school performances. From Marching, Jazz, and Swing bands to orchestras and choirs, the student performances always enhance the ship’s visitor experience, especially for the veterans and their families.

Legacy Building

Membership Benefits & Activities. Annual and quarterly event calendars are provided for members to take advantage of.  Increasing benefits, based on annual contribution levels, provide an ongoing way to visit the ship and learn the progress of projects first hand.

Recruitment & Training of a Volunteer Core. More than 55,000 volunteers over the last 10 years have been trained and managed.