Have any bodies been found in the USS Arizona?
Have any bodies been found in the USS Arizona? A total of 1,177 of 1,512 Arizona crew members died in the attack. While 105 bodies were recovered and identified following the attack, 1,072 are unaccounted for. As many as 985 of the dead are entombed in the hull of the Arizona, which is part of the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor.
Can you touch the USS Arizona?
The displays in the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center aren't meant to be touched and other locations, specifically the USS Arizona Memorial, require quiet and respectful behavior from everyone.
Why did the USS Arizona sink so quickly?
Famously, the battleship USS Arizona (BB-39) was only in combat for minutes before a Japanese armor-piercing bomb struck the ship's forward magazine, causing an explosion that devastated the “super-dreadnought” and killed 1,177 officers and crewmen.
Does oil still leak from USS Arizona?
Fuel continues to leak from USS Arizona's wreckage. However, despite the raging fire and ravages of time, some 500,000 gallons are still slowly seeping out of the ship's submerged wreckage: Nearly 70 years after its demise, Arizona continues to spill up to 9 quarts of oil into the harbor each day.
Can you swim to the USS Arizona?
The Arizona is a war grave and the only folks regularity allowed to “Dive” her are maint folks and US Navy Divers who inter the remains of former Arizona Sailors after they die. No, it is a war grave. It contains over 1000 crew still.