Sinking USS Arizona

The forward superstructure and midships gun positions of the sunken USS Arizona (BB-39), afire after the Japanese raid, December 7th 1941.

At right are the ship's mainmast and boat cranes, which were beyond the areas wrecked by the explosion of her forward magazines.

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Uploaded:May 18, 2009
Copyright:U.S. Navy
Source:U.S. National Archives
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