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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Arizona (BB-39) canonical | 7 |
| USS Arizona | 4 |
| sinking of USS Arizona | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pennsylvania-class battleship
ⓘ
United States Navy ship ⓘ battleship ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 14-inch/45 caliber guns
ⓘ
22 × 5-inch/51 caliber guns (as built) ⓘ anti-aircraft guns (later refits) ⓘ |
| assignedTo | U.S. Pacific Fleet ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
Imperial Japanese Navy
ⓘ
Japanese carrier-based aircraft ⓘ |
| builder |
Port of New York and New Jersey
ⓘ
surface form:
New York Navy Yard
|
| causeOfSinking | Japanese aerial attack ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1916-10-17 ⓘ |
| constructionCost | approximately $16 million (1910s dollars) ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewKilled |
1,177 (commonly cited figure)
ⓘ
over 1,170 ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1941-12-07 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1941-12-29 ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 31,400 long tons (standard) ⓘ |
| fate | sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| homePort | Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (late 1930s–1941) ⓘ |
| hullNumber | BB-39 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1914-03-16 ⓘ |
| launched | 1915-06-19 ⓘ |
| length | 608 feet ⓘ |
| locationOfWreck | Battleship Row, Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | USS Arizona Memorial ⓘ |
| memorialLocation |
Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Pearl Harbor National Memorial, Hawaii
|
| namedAfter | U.S. state of Arizona ⓘ |
| notableEvent | catastrophic magazine explosion during Pearl Harbor attack ⓘ |
| oilLeakNickname | Black tears of the Arizona ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | BB-39 ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking |
Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii
|
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| refit | modernization in 1929–1931 ⓘ |
| registry | United States Naval Vessel Register (stricken after sinking) ⓘ |
| serviceConflict | interwar period U.S. fleet operations ⓘ |
| serviceEntryConflict | World War I era ⓘ |
| shipClass |
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)
ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania class
|
| sisterShip | USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) ⓘ |
| sponsor | Esther Ross ⓘ |
| status |
sunken wreck
ⓘ
war grave ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
attack on Pearl Harbor
ⓘ
surface form:
United States entry into World War II
sacrifice of U.S. service members at Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| visitedBy | millions of visitors annually (via USS Arizona Memorial) ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
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subject surface form:
Pearl Harbor
this entity surface form:
sinking of USS Arizona
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USS Arizona
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