USS+Arizona

= USS Arizon a = = = = = ==== Construction of the USS Arizona began on March 16, 1914. The 31,400 ton ship was finished on October 17, 1916. The Arizona entered World War I and served as a gunnery training ship. The Arizona also patrolled the waters from the Virginia Capes to New York. ====

==== On December 7, 1941 the USS Arizona's air raid alarm went off at around 7:55 am. A little bit after 8:00 a bomb hit turret #4 and started a small fire but did little damage. At 8:06 a second bomb hit the Arizona this time between two turrets. This bomb, dropped from a Hiryu Kate, resulted in an explosion which destroyed the front part of the Arizona and started major fires. Weirdly, the blast from the Arizona's explosion put out the fires on the Vestal (the repair ship that was nearby.) When the USS Arizona sank, she took 1,177 lives with her. ====

==== The remains of the USS Arizona still lie at Pearl Harbor undisturbed except for the fish. A memorial was built over the wreck which included a shrine room listing the names of the lost crewman on that terrifying day. Most of the ship is totally sunk but a part of one of the turrets are still visible above the water. To this day people still visit the memorial and grieve for all the lost people on that dark day. ====