by Charles Landrum
Member since 10-Dec-2004
Build Type: Kit
Country: United States
Era: 1914-1945
Length Range: 400-800 feet (122-244m)
Model Type: Static
Propulsion Type:
- Fuel→ Diesel/Fuel Oil
- Impeller→ Propeller
- Engine→ Steam Turbine
Subject Type: Vessel→ Naval and Privateer→ Steel Navy→ Battleship
About the Vessel
USS Arizona was a United States Navy battleship launched in the 1915.
Arizona was bombed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. A bomb detonated in a powder magazine, causing a violent explosion that sank the ship with the loss of 1,177 officer and crew. The USS Arizona Memorial, which stands over the wreck, was dedicated on 30 May 1962.
