USS Arizona (BB-39)

: This article is about the battleship USS Arizona, BB-39. For the memorial to that ship in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, see USS Arizona Memorial. For other vessels bearing the name "Arizona", see USS Arizona.

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USS Arizona Memorial - USS Arizona

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The USS Arizona (BB-39) was a Pennsylvania-class battleship of the United States Navy. The vessel was the third to be named in honor of the 48th state, though the first since its statehood was actually acheived. She was commissioned in 1916 and saw action in World War I. The USS Arizona is best known for her catastrophic sinking, with the loss of 1,177 lives, during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, the event that brought about U.S. involvement in World War II. The wreck was not salvaged, but continues to lie at the floor of the harbor. It is the site of a memorial to those who perished on that day.

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''Pennsylvania''-class - Battleship - United States Navy - The 48th state - World War I - Japanese attack - Pearl Harbor - 7 December - 1941 - World War II - Memorial

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