Visitors toured the USS Missouri on Monday at the United States' Fort Island in Pearl Harbor to mark the Japanese unconditional surrender which ended World War II on Sept. 2, 1945. The Japanese representatives signed the unconditional surrender document on Sept. 2, 1945 on the USS Missouri - a United States Navy Iowa-class battleship which was berthing in the Tokyo Bay to put an end to the six-year-long World War II (1939-1945) . A giant bronze plate was inlaid in the exact location on the battleship where the instrument of surrender was signed to remember the historical moment which marked the beginning of a new era. Detailed information about the signing ceremony is inscribed on the plate, including the precise time, location as well as the exact latitude and longitude where the USS Missouri was berthing in Tokyo Bay. Meanwhile, the ex-service battleship also exhibits a few historical documents, such as a photocopy of the Japanese pen which was used during the signing. Signatures on the photocopy include those of the two special representatives of Japan, Army General Douglas MacArthur as well as representatives of all the allied nations. The USS Missouri had remained on active service after witnessing the end of the World War II until it was donated to the USS Missouri Memorial Association in Honolulu, Hawaii in May of 1998. The historical battleship was then moved to berth at the harbor of Fort Island, and now it remains open to tourists from around the world.