USS Arizona (BB-39)
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USS Arizona (BB-39) was a Pennsylvania-class U.S. Navy battleship whose catastrophic destruction and loss of life during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor made it one of the most iconic symbols of the United States’ entry into World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Pennsylvania-class battleship
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United States Navy ship → battleship → |
| armament |
12 × 14-inch/45 caliber guns
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22 × 5-inch/51 caliber guns (as built) → anti-aircraft guns (later refits) → |
| assignedTo |
U.S. Pacific Fleet
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| associatedEvent |
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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| attackedBy |
Imperial Japanese Navy
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Japanese carrier-based aircraft → |
| builder |
New York Navy Yard
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| causeOfSinking |
Japanese aerial attack
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| commissioned |
1916-10-17
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| constructionCost |
approximately $16 million (1910s dollars)
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| country |
United States of America
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| crewKilled |
1,177 (commonly cited figure)
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over 1,170 → |
| dateOfSinking |
1941-12-07
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| decommissioned |
1941-12-29
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| displacement |
approximately 31,400 long tons (standard)
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| fate |
sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor
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| homePort |
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (late 1930s–1941)
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| hullNumber |
BB-39
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| laidDown |
1914-03-16
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| launched |
1915-06-19
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| length |
608 feet
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| locationOfWreck |
Battleship Row, Pearl Harbor
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| memorializedBy |
USS Arizona Memorial
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| memorialLocation |
Pearl Harbor National Memorial, Hawaii
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| namedAfter |
U.S. state of Arizona
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| notableEvent |
catastrophic magazine explosion during Pearl Harbor attack
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| oilLeakNickname |
Black tears of the Arizona
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| operator |
United States Navy
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| pennantNumber |
BB-39
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| placeOfSinking |
Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii
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| propulsion |
steam turbines
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| refit |
modernization in 1929–1931
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| registry |
United States Naval Vessel Register (stricken after sinking)
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| serviceConflict |
interwar period U.S. fleet operations
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| serviceEntryConflict |
World War I era
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| shipClass |
Pennsylvania class
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| sisterShip |
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)
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| sponsor |
Esther Ross
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| status |
sunken wreck
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war grave → |
| symbolOf |
United States entry into World War II
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sacrifice of U.S. service members at Pearl Harbor → |
| visitedBy |
millions of visitors annually (via USS Arizona Memorial)
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Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Alfred Preis
("USS Arizona")
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associatedWith |
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Pearl Harbor (interwar and early WWII)
("USS Arizona")
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associatedWithShip |
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
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builtShip |
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USS Arizona Memorial
("USS Arizona")
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commemorates |
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Pennsylvania-class battleship
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consistsOf |
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BB-39
("USS Arizona")
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designates |
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Battleship Row, Pearl Harbor
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hasShipMooring |
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Pearl Harbor
("sinking of USS Arizona")
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historicalEvent |
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attack on Pearl Harbor
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shipsSunkOrTotalLoss |
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USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)
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sisterShip |
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Esther Ross
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sponsorOf |