| USS Arizona Memorial | |
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.jpg) USS Arizona Memorial in 2002 | |
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| Location | Pearl Harbor |
| Nearest city | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Coordinates | 21°21′54″N 157°57′0″W / 21.36500°N 157.95000°W |
| Area | 10.50 acres (4.25 ha) |
| Established | May 30, 1962 |
| Visitors | 1,556,808 (in 2005) |
| Governing body | U.S. Navy National Park Service |
| Website | Pearl Harbor National Memorial |
The USS Arizona Memorial, at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, marks the resting place of 1,102 of the 1,177 sailors and Marines killed on USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and commemorates the events of that day. The attack on Pearl Harbor led to the United States' involvement in World War II.
The memorial, built in 1962, is visited by more than two million people annually.[1] Accessible only by boat, it straddles the sunken hull of the battleship without touching it. Historical information about the attack, shuttle boats to and from the memorial, and general visitor services are available at the associated USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center, which opened in 1980 and is operated by the National Park Service. The battleship's sunken remains were declared a National Historic Landmark on May 5, 1989.[2]
The USS Arizona Memorial is one of several sites in Hawaii that are part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial.
- ^ "Remembering Pearl Harbor: The USS Arizona Memorial". U.S. National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 15, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.
- ^ "Arizona, USS (battleship) (shipwreck)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved June 21, 2008.