USS Arizona (BB-39)
1915 Pennsylvania-class battleship
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Summary
USS Arizona (BB-39) is a dreadnought[1]. USS Arizona (BB-39) ranks in the top 4% of dreadnought entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,874 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Honolulu County[3]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pearl Harbor[4]
- Instance of: archaeological site[5]
- Operator: United States Navy[6]
- Named after: Arizona[7]
- Manufacturer: Brooklyn Navy Yard[8]
- Vessel class: Pennsylvania-class battleship[9]
- Commons category: USS Arizona (BB-39)[10]
- Country of origin: United States[11]
- Armament: BL 14 inch/45 caliber gun[12], 5"/51 caliber gun[13], 3 inch/50 caliber gun[14], torpedo tube[15]
- Participated in conflict: World War I[16], World War II[17]
- Significant event: order[18], keel laying[19], ship launching[20], ship commissioning[21], ship decommissioning[22], shipwrecking[23]
- Pennant number: BB-39[24]
- Location of creation: Brooklyn Navy Yard[25]
- Maximum capacity: 1087[26]
- Described by source: Naval Vessel Register[27], NavSource Naval History[28], Ship Design Drawings archive[29]
- Heritage designation: National Register of Historic Places listed place[30], National Historic Landmark[31]
- Native label: USS Arizona[32]
- Different from: USS Arizona[33]
- Length: 185.3 m[34]
- Width: 29.6 m[35]
- Speed: 21 knot[36]
- Mass: 29,626 tonne[37], 32,429 tonne[38]
- Vehicle range: 8000 nautical mile[39]
- Nominal power output: 29,366 metric horsepower[40]
Why It Matters
USS Arizona (BB-39) has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] USS Arizona (BB-39) is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]