Show f. f oric Battleship Missouri s Aground Off m Virginia r o I LK Va Jan 17 UP UP The The the navys navy's only active bat- bat n n aground Tuesday in Hampton Hamptons s undamaged the navy said but buttell butvill l I vill t tell ill remain a prisoner until night night- rC t Jg d i ig Mo grated only a sandbar at att at t ebb tide The navy sent a dozen i her but they were unable to get The navy said she 1 not float free until high tide Tues- Tues J 3 t navy nav y tugs failed in their first efee ef- ef ce ee the battleship The navy said I Wi 1 1 continue to fall until pm p.m. the rhe tugs togs probably will not be able 1 to free the Missouri until high tide at pm p.m. EST There was no serious damage to the ton battleship and no reports of casualties or injuries the navy said The historic Missouri whose deck bears a plaque on the spot where the war with Japan was ended was leaving her home port here hereon on a routine training cruise to Guantanamo bay Cuba She carried 71 officers and 1400 enlisted men The battleship went aground 17 miles east northeast of the old Point Comfort light in Hampton Roads A navy spokesman said unofficially that the grounding caused the Missouri only an inconvenience and her plates were not dam dam- aged S |