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Side 2 of the Pearl Harbor

USS ARIZONA Memorial ARIZONA: 1,177

The USS ARIZONA is the final resting place for over 900 of the BATTLESHIP MISSOURI MEMORIAL Visitors come aboard the
1,177 crewmen who died on December 7, 1941. The Memorial is a world’s last active battleship, BB 63, and relive the stories of adven-
184-foot (56-meter) long bridge which spans directly midship over ture, war, victory and the road to peace in the Pacific. It was aboard
the sunken battleship. It has a boat dock that leads to an entry and the Mighty Mo that the official signing of the end of World War II
assembly rooms, a central area for ceremonies and observation, and a took place. The Battleship Missouri Memorial ticket office is located
shrine room, where the names of those sailors who were killed on the next to the USS BOWFIN museum and park.
Arizona are engraved in a white marble wall. The memorial honors
those who died in the attack. Initially the memorial was a flagpole CHIEF’S GUIDED TOUR takes visitors through the ship, including
with an American flag and a commemorative plaque, but by 1962 this to the Combat Engagement Center.
serene and respectful structure was constructed. The USS ARIZONA
Memorial is visited via shuttle boat launch from the visitor center CAPTAIN’S TOUR is a VIP tour that includes refreshments in the
after first seeing a historical movie about the Pearl Harbor attack. On Captain’s cabin and souvenirs. The
side two you will find a highly-detailed and accurate computer-aided
drawing of the USS ARIZONA. This sounds fancy, but it is really just EXPLORER’S TOUR includes an in-depth tour throughout the ship,
drawing with a mouse. The captions on this drawing are: and includes a pass to the Mighty Mo Snack Bar. There are also audio
tours, souvenir shops, and a Combat Motion Simulator to try out.
USS ARIZONA (BB39) The ARIZONA was launched on June 19, The Battleship
1915, and was upgraded in the 1930’s to counter Japan’s quest to con-
trol the Pacific. She was a formidable battleship, with steel armor and MISSOURI Memorial is an educational and extremely inspiring
a dozen 14” guns. She also had underwater torpedo tubes, eight anti- monument. The MISSOURI is visited via shuttle bus across Ford Is-
aircraft guns, and could launch seaplanes for scouting. She now sits land Bridge. It departs from the parking lot next to the USS BOWFIN
with only her aft gun turret rising just above the sea harbor surface. Submarine Museum and Park.

USS ARIZONA (BB39) STATISTICS: Class: Battleship (BB)Length:
608 feet (211 meters)Beam: 106 feet, 3 inches (32.4 meters)Draft
Limit: 29 feet 10 inches (9.1 meters)Full Displacement: 34,207 tons-
Sailors Aboard When Attacked: 1,554Sailors Who Died on USS