BB-39

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BB-39 is the hull classification symbol for USS Arizona, a Pennsylvania-class battleship of the United States Navy sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.


Statements (52)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy hull number
hull classification symbol
appliesToShipClass Pennsylvania-class battleship
armourBelt up to 13.5 inches
armourDeck up to 3 inches
armourTurrets up to 18 inches
beam 97 feet
builder Brooklyn Navy Yard
surface form: "New York Navy Yard"
causeOfSinking Japanese aerial attack
bomb detonation in forward magazines
class Pennsylvania-class battleship
surface form: "Pennsylvania class"
commemoratedBy USS Arizona Memorial
commissionedDate 1916-10-17
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
crewComplement over 1400 officers and enlisted
decommissionedReason sunk in combat
designates USS Arizona (BB-39)
surface form: "USS Arizona"
displacementStandard approximately 31400 long tons
era World War I
surface form: "World War I era"

World War II
interwar period
fleetAssignment U.S. Pacific Fleet
homeportBeforeSinking Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
surface form: "Pearl Harbor"
laidDownDate 1914-03-16
laidDownPlace Brooklyn Navy Yard
launchedDate 1915-06-19
length 608 feet
locationOfWreck Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
surface form: "Pearl Harbor, Hawaii"
mainBattery 12 × 14-inch/45 caliber guns
mainBatteryConfiguration 4 triple turrets
maximumSpeed 21 knots
memorialStatus USS Arizona Memorial
surface form: "USS Arizona Memorial site"

war grave
navy United States Navy
notableEvent explosion and catastrophic magazine detonation on 1941-12-07
operator United States Navy
predecessorClass USS Nevada (BB-36)
surface form: "Nevada class"
propulsion oil-fired boilers
steam turbines
secondaryBattery 5-inch guns
serviceBranch United States Navy
shipType battleship
sponsor Esther Ross
status museum ship memorial (submerged)
wreck
successorClass New Mexico class
sunkCountry United States of America
surface form: "United States"
sunkDate 1941-12-07
sunkIn attack on Pearl Harbor
sunkPlace Hawaii
Oahu
Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
surface form: "Pearl Harbor"

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