The destruction of USS Arizona was a devastating blow for the United States given the tremendous loss of life, and no doubt the Japanese saw her destruction as a victory the truth is that the warship was rather antiquated at the time. Kidd, Commander Battleship Division One, and the ship’s Commanding Officer, Captain Franklin Van Valkenburgh. The massive explosions that followed have never been fully explained – and many theories abound – but it caused a fire that burned furiously for more than two days.Ī total of 1,177 officers and crewmen were killed, including Rear Admiral Isaac C. She was struck by several bombs, which caused damage to her aft and midship sections. The warship had been moored inboard of the repair ship Vestal (AR-4) on that fateful Sunday morning in December. More than thirty sailors who survived the attack had chosen the site as their final resting place. Navy sailors who served on the battleship USS Arizona (BB-39) to have their ashes scattered over the wreck site – a way for them to be reunited with those crew members who were lost when the ship was sunk on December 7, 1941. It has been common practice in recent years for U.S.

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