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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
USS Arizona (BB39) Fragment
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

USS Arizona (BB39) Fragment

Artifact IDMO 2016.2
Object Type Relic, Historic
Maker (American, 1801 - 1966)
Date1915
Mediummetal
Dimensionsobject H 46 1/2 in x W 45 1/2 in (118.1 cm x 115.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA large, heavily rusted metal fragment cut from a section of the aft deckhouse superstructure of the USS Arizona (BB39). A pipe segment (in two pieces) runs horizontally along the front of the fragment.
Historical NoteHalf of the deaths resulting from Japan's December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor occurred aboard the USS ARIZONA. The giant battleship sank in less than nine minutes after a 1,760 pound armor piercing shell slammed through her deck, igniting her forward ammunition magazine. The attack claimed the lives of 1,177 crew members. This fragment from the ARIZONA's superstructure was presented to the Roosevelt Library by the United States Navy in 2016. It is on display in the Museum's WORLD WAR II gallery.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteTransferred from the U.S. Department of the Navy to the FDR Library, November 2016.
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesUnited States Navy Materials (National Archives Identifier 782673)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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