U.S.S. Arizona American super-dreadnought battleship

Quick reference
Identification
Hull Id:	B-39 / (BB-39)
Christened:	Arizona
Construction
Ordered:	4 March 1913
Laid down:	16 March 1914
Launched:	19 June 1915
Commissioned:	17 October 1916
Constructor:	Brooklyn Navy Yard
Pennsylvania class
Ships:	Pennsylvania, Arizona.
Fate
Sunk by aircraft, 7 December 1941.

U.S.S. Arizona was the second ship of the Pennsylvania class.

For the duration of America's participation in the First World War U.S.S. Arizona was based in Norfolk, Virginia. She patrolled the Eastern seaboard of the United States from the Virginia Capes to New York and also served as a gunnery training ship.

Modernised between the wars; improvements included new machinery, increased protection and replacing the cage-masts with tripods.

During the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour on 7 December 1941, U.S.S. Arizona was struck by two bombs, the second of which started a fire that ignited the forward magazine for the main armament. The resulting explosion devastated the front half of the ship and sank her. In all 1,177 of the 1,400 crew were killed.

U.S.S. Arizona was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 December 1942, being deemed to badly damaged to repair. Subsequently a memorial was constructed on the site of the wreck, which was never raised.

Battleship U.S.S. Arizona Image Gallery
U.S.S. Arizona in the East River, New York City	U.S.S. Arizona taking part in gunnery practice	U.S.S. Arizona anchored in Guantanamo Bay
U.S.S. Arizona has her complement posing for their photo	U.S.S. Arizona at sea	U.S.S. Arizona with crew wandering about on deck
U.S.S. Arizona with her main armament of 14-inch guns trained to port	U.S.S. Arizona pitching in heavy seas