History
USS Arizona
No narrative history is available yet.
Service History
Commissionings
| Commissioned | Decommissioned | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1917-10-17 | 1941-12-29 | Declared to be temporarily out of service 29 December, 1941, struck from the naval register 1 December, 1942. |
Recognition
Awards
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
1 Battle Star
Specifications
Overview
- Class
- Pennsylvania-Class Dreadnought Battleship
- Builder
- New York Naval Shipyard
- Keel Laid
- 1914-03-16
- Launch Date
- 1915-06-19
- Displacement
- 1916 Config: 32,429 Tons | 1929 - 1931 Refit: 39,853 Tons
- Speed
- 21 Knots
- Power Plant
- 1916 Config: 12 x Babcock & Wilcox Oil-Fired Boilers, 4 x Curtis Steam Turbines, 4 x Screws | 1929 - 1931 Refit: 6 x Bureau Express Oil-Fired Boilers, 4 x Curtis Steam Turbines, 4 x Screws
- Armor
- Belt Armor: 13.5in - 8in, Deck Armor: 6.25in - 3in, Splinter Deck Armor: 2in - 1.5in, Conning Tower Armor: 16in - 8in, Turret Armor: 18in - 5in, Barbette Armor: 18in - 4in, Boiler Uptake Armor: 15in - 9in
- Final Disposition
- Moored in Pearl Harbor 7 December, 1941. Hit by 4 modified 16" Shells converted into 1,757lb bombs, the 4th bomb penetrated the deck near the No.2 Turret causing the forward magazines to detonate, obliterating the forward portion of the ship. Wreck not salvaged. Memorial constructed above the remains 30 May, 1962.
Weapons
Armament
- Primary
- 12 x 14"/45 Caliber Guns (4x3)
- Secondary
- 1916 Config: 22 x 5"/51 Caliber Guns (22x1) | 1929 - 1931 Refit: 12 x 5"/51 Caliber Guns (12x1)
- Tertiary
- 1916 Config: 4 x 3"/50 Caliber Anti-Aircraft Guns | 1929 - 1931 Refit: 8 x 5"/25 Caliber Anti-Aircraft Guns (8x1), 8 x 0.5" Browning Machine Guns (8x1)
- Additional
- 1916 Config: 2 x 21in Torpedo Tubes | 1929 - 1931 Refit: Torpedo Tubes removed
Registry Tags
Tags
Battleship