This classic gold and gunmetal twist pen is handcrafted from wood salvaged from The battleship USS Missouri. The USS Missouri, or Mighty Mo, is one of four Iowa class battleships, the USS Iowa, the USS Missouri, the USS Wisconsin, and the USS New Jersey. The USS Missouri was commissioned on June 11, 1944. The decks of the USS Missouri was the sight of the surrender of Japan, ending WWII. She is now a museum at Pearl Harbor along with the USS Arizona memorial, signifying the beginning and end of the US's involvement in WWII.