Why did the USS Arizona sink so quickly?
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.
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.
Has anyone gone inside the USS Arizona?
As all of these pieces of the puzzle come together — not in a single dive, but over the course of several — it brings home the sadness and loss of this amazing place. As an underwater archaeologist for the National Park Service, Dave Conlin is one of few people in the world who has dived the USS Arizona.
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.