thumb|Civil Defense shelter sign held by Missouri Governor John Dalton (right) in 1963 beside Missouri painting in Tokyo Bay on 4 July 1945, by William A. Knox Missouri arrived at Norfolk on 4 May; Rear Admiral E. T. Woolridge, commander, Battleships-Cruisers, Atlantic Fleet, hoisted his flag aboard her 10 days later. She departed on 8 June on a midshipman training cruise to Brazil, Cuba and Panama and returned to Norfolk on 4 August. Woolridge hauled down his flag in October as he transferred to another ship; Rear Admiral Clark Green, commander of Battleship Division 2 replaced him. The battleship was overhauled in Norfolk Naval Shipyard from 20 November to 2 April 1954 that included replacing her 16-inch guns and exchanging her SP radar for a SPS-8 system that required strengthening the mainmast to handle its weight. The day before the end of the overhaul, Captain Taylor Keith relieved Brodie in command of the ship. As the flagship of Rear Admiral Ruthven Libby, who had relieved Woolridge, Missouri departed Norfolk on 7 June as the flagship of the midshipman training cruise to Lisbon, Portugal, Cherbourg, France, and Cuba. During this voyage Missouri was joined by the other three battleships of her class, the only time the four ships sailed together. She returned to Norfolk on 3 August and departed on 23 August to be placed in reserve on the West Coast. The ship hosted 16,900 people at Long Beach, but more than 20,100 visited in San Francisco. Missouri arrived in Seattle on 15 September where she again hosted visitors and subsequently off-loaded her ammunition at the facility in Bangor. The ship was decommissioned on 26 February 1955 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard where she was assigned to the Bremerton group of the Pacific Reserve Fleet. Missouri retained her Mark 27 radar until the mid-1950s.
thumb|civil defense shelter sign held by missouri governor john dalton (right) in 1963 beside missouri painting in tokyo bay on 4 july 1945 by william a knox missouri arrived at norfolk on 4 may; rear admiral e t woolridge commander battleships-cruisers atlantic fleet hoisted his flag aboard her 10 days later she departed on 8 june on a midshipman training cruise to brazil cuba and panama and returned to norfolk on 4 august woolridge hauled down his flag in october as he transferred to another ship; rear admiral clark green commander of battleship division 2 replaced him the battleship was overhauled in norfolk naval shipyard from 20 november to 2 april 1954 that included replacing her 16-inch guns and exchanging her sp radar for a sps-8 system that required strengthening the mainmast to handle its weight the day before the end of the overhaul captain taylor keith relieved brodie in command of the ship as the flagship of rear admiral ruthven libby who had relieved woolridge missouri departed norfolk on 7 june as the flagship of the midshipman training cruise to lisbon portugal cherbourg france and cuba during this voyage missouri was joined by the other three battleships of her class the only time the four ships sailed together she returned to norfolk on 3 august and departed on 23 august to be placed in reserve on the west coast the ship hosted 16900 people at long beach but more than 20100 visited in san francisco missouri arrived in seattle on 15 september where she again hosted visitors and subsequently off-loaded her ammunition at the facility in bangor the ship was decommissioned on 26 february 1955 at puget sound naval shipyard where she was assigned to the bremerton group of the pacific reserve fleet missouri retained her mark 27 radar until the mid-1950s