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USS ARIZONA
America's most known battleship
USS Arizona was the second and last of the
Pennsylvania-class of "super-dreadnought"
battleships. During WWI, she was not deployed
with the Grand Fleet in England because she was too
technological advanced and burned oil. Since
England had an oil shortage, only
coal-burning battleships were deployed with the
Royal Navy.
A week after the armistice of November 11, 1918, the
USS Arizona, as the newest and most powerful
American dreadnought, served as part of the honor
escort convoying the President of the United States
Woodrow Wilson to the Paris Peace Conference.
In July, 1921, USS Arizona served as flagship for
the Battle Force, Atlantic Fleet to arrived at the
port of Callao to observe the celebrations accompanying the
centennial year of Peruvian independence. On
August 3rd, 1921, the Arizona battleship sailed for Panama Bay
as the flagship of Battleship Division 7. Over
the next 14 years, she served as
flagship for Battleship Divisions 2, 3, and 4.
In September, 1938, USS Arizona became the flagship for
Battleship Division 1, when Rear Admiral Chester Nimitz broke his flag
(he took command) on board.
USS Arizona was moored
in Pearl Harbor's “Battleship Row” on the morning of
December 7, 1941, when Japanese aircrafts attacked.
She was hit by several bombs which totally wrecked
the forward hull, collapsing her forward
superstructure and causing her to sink with 1,177 of the 1,512 of her crewmen. On
March 7th, 1950, Admiral Arthur W. Radford, Commander
in Chief of the Pacific Fleet, instituted the
raising of colors over Arizona’s remains.
Legislation during the administrations of Presidents
Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy designated
the wreck a national shrine.
Until today, the
Arizona is still on commission. She was
awarded one battle star for her service in WWII.
This primarily wood
USS Arizona model is
37" long $3,500 Shipping and insurance in the contiguous
USA included. Other places: $400 flat rate.
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Learn more about the
USS Arizona here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Arizona_(BB-39)
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