![]() About seven seconds after the bomb hit the forward magazines detonated and a catastrophic explosion followed.įierce fires that would last for two days were set off and debris from the explosion showered down on Ford Island. Soon, 10 bombs were dropped by Nakajima B5N2 “Kates” and the Arizona sustained damage in different areas of the ship.īut it was at 8:06am near turret two when a bomb likely penetrated the armor deck near the magazines in the front section of the ship. On December 7, 1941, at about 7:55am, the Arizona’s air raid alarm went off as the attack on Pearl Harbor began. It is significant that despite the claims of air enthusiasts no battleship has yet been sunk by bombs.” There’s a caption that seems to foreshadow events to occur and states: The Arizona was forced into drydock for repairs and its trip to the West Coast was delayed which is why it was in Pearl Harbor on December 7.Īnother eerie fact is that just one week prior to the attacks, the Arizona was featured in the annual Army versus Navy football game program. The USS Arizona was not supposed to be in Pearl Harbor when the attacks occurred.īut on October 22, 1941, during a training exercise the battleship USS Oklahoma botched a turn and hit (some say torpedoed) the USS Arizona, creating a massive hole in its side. USS Arizona near the Brooklyn Bridge in 1916. The Arizona never fired any of her guns at any enemies and never participated in a battle until December 7, 1941.ĭid you know? The Arizona achieved Hollywood fame in 1934 when she was featured in the movie, “Here Comes the Navy,” a romance starring James Cagney. She participated in the escort when President Woodrow Wilson made his way to the Paris Peace Conference and in 1919 she spent time in Turkey at the beginning of the Greco-Turkish War before being transferred to the Pacific Fleet where she remained for the rest of her career. This was due in part to early issues the ship experienced and also to the fact that it ran on oil while other US ships headed to the European theater relied on coal which was more readily available.īut she did eventually make her way around the globe for various causes. The Arizona remained stateside during World War I. You can still see the bottles used for the christening at the University of Arizona. Sailors did not want to use a bottle of water since it was considered a bad omen and eventually a compromise was made so that both a bottle of sparkling wine and a bottle with water from Theodore Roosevelt Dam in Arizona would be used. The newly added desert state had passed prohibition (five years before it became Federal law) and so many objected to christening the ship with a bottle of alcohol. The USS Arizona (BB-39) came out of the Brooklyn Navy Yard and was christened on Jin odd fashion. Each tour takes approximately 45 minutes from the time you step on the boat. The tours at the USS Arizona Memorial start at 8:00am and go through 3:30pm daily. If you are unable to make a reservation there is a standby list that you can join (near the USS Arizona Bell Court) but during peak times that may not be available. The tickets will become available at 3:00 pm Hawaii Standard Time daily. So for example on January 1, tickets are released for January 2 and February 26. Time slots become available eight weeks in advance and a second batch of slots become available 24 hours prior to your visit. You want to make this reservation as far in advance as you can because the time slots do fill up. (When you make a reservation you will have to pay a $1 reservation fee per person.) The shuttle boat trip is free but you must make a reservation online through. The USS Arizona Memorial is located in the waters of Pearl Harbor, which means that you will have to take a shuttle boat to access the memorial. It’s built over the remains of the sunken battleship USS Arizona, the final resting place for 1,102 of the 1,177 crewmen killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. ![]() The USS Arizona Memorial is a memorial dedicated to members of the US Armed Forces who gave their lives during the attack on Pearl Harbor. ![]() Two Galleries (“Road to War” and “Attack”). ![]()
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