USS Arizona
Harbor tomb below
USS Arizona was an American battleship sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
The explosion and sinking killed 1,177 crew members—nearly half the attack's total casualties.
The ship's submerged remains in Pearl Harbor serve as a war memorial and tomb, making the Arizona a symbol of American entry into World War II.
Hawaiian military port attacked 1941
- 1941Early forties year
- infamyExtreme public disgrace
- JapanEast Asian archipelago nation
- torpedoPropelled undersea explosive
explosion · sinking · bombers · air raid · Oahu · Hawaii · casualties · survivors
Act of holding something in mind
- tributeOffering of respect
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- valorCourage in danger
- heroesAdmired courageous figures
fallen · commemoration · monument · eternal flame · reverence · solemnity · wreath · National Park Service
Armored naval capital vessel
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- hullOuter covering or frame
- superstructureConstruction above the base
- armamentCollective military weapons
gunnery · deck · commissioned · 1916 · modernization · flagship · broadside · crew
Second global military conflict
- Pacific TheaterWWII Asian-oceanic front
- war declarationFormal notice of armed conflict
- RooseveltFamous presidential surname
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
enlistment · turning point · national memory · documentary · film · education · anniversary · veterans
Recovering damaged goods
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- remainsContinues in place
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
archaeology · preservation · corrosion · fuel oil · leaking · underwater · divers · documentation
Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian military port attacked 1941
torpedo · explosion · sinking · bombers · air raid · Oahu · Hawaii · casualties · survivors · destruction
remembrance
Act of holding something in mind
heroes · fallen · commemoration · monument · eternal flame · reverence · solemnity · wreath · National Park Service · names
battleship
Armored naval capital vessel
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- hullOuter covering or frame
- superstructureConstruction above the base
armament · gunnery · deck · commissioned · 1916 · modernization · flagship · broadside · crew · sailors
World War II
Second global military conflict
- Pacific TheaterWWII Asian-oceanic front
- war declarationFormal notice of armed conflict
- RooseveltFamous presidential surname
mobilization · enlistment · turning point · national memory · documentary · film · education · anniversary · veterans
salvage
Recovering damaged goods
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- remainsContinues in place
identification · archaeology · preservation · corrosion · fuel oil · leaking · underwater · divers · documentation · relics
- naval forcesnavy, fleet, warships, Royal Navy, US Navy
- WWIID-Day, Pearl Harbor, Normandy, Hiroshima, Holocaust
- Famous ShipsTitanic, RMS Titanic, Mayflower, Bismarck, Lusitania
- shipwrecksshipwreck, shipwrecks, sunken ships, capsized, derelict
- naval historybattleships, naval battles, naval history, admiral, battleship
- OahuHonolulu, Waikiki, Pearl Harbor, Diamond Head, North Shore
USS ArizonaUSS Missouri
Famous American battleship
Enola Gay · USS Enterprise · Japanese surrender · V-J Day · Tokyo Bay