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USS Arizona, Submerged off Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI

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Significance: USS ARIZONA, a steel hulled battleship, was destroyed during the Japanese attach on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Struck by a bomb and possibly torpedoes, this ship was sunk, along with others, at its mooring. ARIZONA received the greatest battle damage and 1,177 crew members were killed and hundred remain entombed in the ship. This attack catapulted the United States into World War II and the ARIZONA remains today a war grave and memorial to those who fought in the war.

Survey number: HAER HI-13

Building/structure dates: 1914-1915 Initial Construction

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000994

Steam Machines, Engines, Locomotives. In 1781 James Watt patented a steam engine that produced continuous rotary motion. Watt's ten-horsepower engines enabled a wide range of manufacturing machinery to be powered. The engines could be sited anywhere that water and coal or wood fuel could be obtained. By 1883, engines that could provide 10,000 hp had become feasible. The steam engine was one of the most important technologies of the Industrial Revolution.

The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, in the Territory of Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack led to the United States' entry into World War II. Japan intended the attack as a preventive action to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions the Empire of Japan planned in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States. The attack commenced at 7:48 a.m. Hawaiian Time. The base was attacked by 353 Imperial Japanese fighter planes, bombers, and torpedo planes launched from six aircraft carriers. All eight U.S. Navy battleships were damaged. 2,403 Americans were killed and 1,178 others were wounded.

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battleships memorials steam engines war world war ii steel hulls maritime hawaii uss uss arizona ford ford island pearl harbor pearl harbor honolulu honolulu county battleship united states navy ships united states ships battleships of ww 1 ship exterior us navy national parks and reserves commemoration j shannon barras historic american engineering record robbyn l jackson jerry l livingston marcela lopez de santa maria larry v nordby craig n strong national park service submerged cultural resources unit farley watanabe ultra high resolution high resolution navy 1960 s library of congress national register of historic places
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1969 - 1980
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Historic American Engineering Record, creator
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Steam Engine

Steam Machines, Engines, Locomotives.

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Attack on Pearl Harbor
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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battleships memorials steam engines war world war ii steel hulls maritime hawaii uss uss arizona ford ford island pearl harbor pearl harbor honolulu honolulu county battleship united states navy ships united states ships battleships of ww 1 ship exterior us navy national parks and reserves commemoration j shannon barras historic american engineering record robbyn l jackson jerry l livingston marcela lopez de santa maria larry v nordby craig n strong national park service submerged cultural resources unit farley watanabe ultra high resolution high resolution navy 1960 s library of congress national register of historic places