THEY WERE GIVEN TO THE ARMY TO BE USED AS COASTAL DEFENCE BATTERIES ON THE ISLANDS
Truthfully, not all bodies were recovered. There are still many service members entombed inside the USS Arizona, and many others not accounted for.
The USS Arizona is still in the water in Pearl Harbor. There is a National Park Memorial building built over it and you can look down and see it. It is also a burial place for many who served on the USS Arizona before it sank.
The Battleship USS Arizona
USS Arizona sank upright in shallow water; USS Oklahoma, however, did capsize.
USS Missouri.
NO, but the USS Arizona had huge guns. 18 in in diameter.
Truthfully, not all bodies were recovered. There are still many service members entombed inside the USS Arizona, and many others not accounted for.
The USS Arizona is still in the water in Pearl Harbor. There is a National Park Memorial building built over it and you can look down and see it. It is also a burial place for many who served on the USS Arizona before it sank.
The Battleship USS Arizona
USS Arizona sank upright in shallow water; USS Oklahoma, however, did capsize.
The USS Arizona is located at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
USS Missouri.
The Navy used to name battleships after states and Arizona wasn't taken.
For photos, see website: USS Arizona
The USS Arizona is located at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
I believe you are thinking of the anchor that is on display as part of the USS Arizona memorial. This anchor was actually recovered from the wreckage of the USS Arizona and stands at the entrance of the memorial. The USS Arizona is actually considered a "grave" because the remains of many of the men who served aboard her are still entombed within the ship.
it is proven that torpedoes were dropped from planes onto the USS Arizona.