USS Arizona Memorial (U.S. National Park Service)

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"A Day that will Live in Infamy"

The USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor is "ground zero" where World War II began for the United States. The event where Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto stated: "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant..."
The USS Arizona serves as the final resting place for many of the battleship's 1,177 crew members who lost their lives on December 7, 1941.

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Sailors mourn those lost by laying wreaths over grave markers.

Sharing their Stories

Visit History & Culture to learn what it was like to be a battleship sailor and how world events unfolded into a world war. Relive December 7, 1941, through survivor's stories, photographs, and historical investigation of the United States' Day of Infamy.

A plume from a torpedo explosion erupts alongside USS Oklahoma.

Entry into World War II

The United States entered into World War II with the attack on Pearl Harbor. In a view taken from a Japanese aircraft, a plume from a torpedo explosion erupts alongside USS Oklahoma. The USS Arizona was hit by 800 kg bomb moments after this photograph was taken. Photograph courtesy of U.S. Naval Historical Center.

		Mourning the Dead A relief map of Oahu and the tablets marking the names of those killed in the Pearl Harbor attack are part of a dramatic and poignant exhibit that records the tragic loss of those who gave their lives on December 7, 1941. The Remembrance Exhibit was dedicated at the USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center on the 50th anniversary of Pearl Harbor in December 1991. Photograph courtesy of Bill Dasher.

The muzzle of a 14-inch gun is overgrown with thick layers of red and white sponges.

Arizona Revisited

The National Park Service Submerged Resources Center and USS Arizona Memorial are conducting and coordinating research directed at understanding the nature and rate of natural processes affecting the deterioration of the USS Arizona. Visit the USS Arizona Preservation Project web site for more information.

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1 Arizona Memorial Place
Honolulu, Hawaii 96818-3145

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(808) 422-0561

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(808) 483-8608

Climate

In Honolulu, daytime temperatures average in the upper-80s (°F) in the summer to around 80°F in the winter. Nighttime temperatures can be about 10 degrees cooler. The wettest months are from November through March, with an average yearly rainfall of 22 inches.
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