USS Arizona
LocationPearl Harbor, Hawaii
Year1941
DepthShallow
Size33,000 tonnes
TypeBattleship
About USS Arizona
Destroyed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. 1,177 of 1,512 crew died. The memorial straddles the sunken wreck. Oil still leaks from the fuel tanks, called black tears. The wreck is a war grave.
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