We here in Arizona remember the BB Arizona well, as it has never been decommissioned, and so there will never be another ship named the Arizona in the U.S. Navy. The anchor, a mast, and a 14 in. gun barrel are here in Wesley Bolin Plaza, Phoenix, near the capitol building. I believe 2 battleships were sunk on December 7th, 1941, the Arizona and the Nevada.
The Nevada and the other battleships were re floated, repaired, rearmed, and saw action across the Pacific. The Arizona was too damaged, and remains as a grave for more than 1,000 sailors.
Thank you for your service, Sir.
Will he be buried onboard the Arizona with his shipmates?
I thought I had read somewhere that the survivors wanted to do that.
Multiple battleships were sunk on that day...the only ones not returned to service were the Arizona and Oklahoma, along with the old battleship-turned-target-ship Utah.
Arizona, Oklahoma, Nevada, West Virginia and California were battleships that were sunk as a result of the attack.
Only Arizona and Oklahoma were never returned to service. Oklahoma was re-floated and later sank while in transit for scrapping.
Utah was also sunk but was a former battleship being used as a target ship. No attempt was made to recover her either. She is one of the least mentioned wrecks in Pearl Harbor.