THE USS ARIZONA WAR MEMORIAL
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Listing Details
Type of Memorial: Plaques On Stone
Access: Military Base
Wars Commemorated: WORLD WAR II
Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org
AT 0755, 7 DECEMBER 1941, NEAR THIS SPOT AT BERTH FOX 7, THE USS ARIZONA WAS HIT BY ONE TORPEDO AND APPROXIMATELY SEVEN BOMBS. ONE BOMB WENT DOWN THE STACK AND ANOTHER PENETRATED THE BLACK POWDER MAGAZINES. THE SUNKEN SHIP REMAINS THE TOMB OF NINE HUNDRED MEN. THE USS VESTAL WAS MOORED ALONGSIDE THE ARIZONA BUT GOT UNDERWAY AND WAS BEACHED ON AIEA SHOAL AFTER HAVING BEEN STRUCK BY TWO FIFTEEN INCH ARMOR-PIERCING PROJECTILE TYPE BOMBS.
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