What is inside the USS Arizona Memorial?

You can look down onto the ship and see the top deck. This display inside the memorial shows the ship before the attack and as it is today. The main focus of the memorial is this wall in the “shrine room” with the names of all 1177 men who died on the Arizona as a result of the attack.

Can you see the USS Arizona from the Memorial?

Today, the memorial stands directly above the sunken ship Though the beautiful white memorial straddles the USS Arizona below, it doesn’t actually touch the ship. As a visitor, you can still see the wreckage of the great ship.

Why is the USS Arizona Memorial closed?

The USS Arizona memorial at Pearl Harbor is closed indefinitely due to structural damage, according to a spokesman for the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument. Transportation by boat was suspended May 6 after a vessel operator noticed a crack on the memorial’s exterior, Hawaii News Now reported.

Why was the USS Arizona never raised?

In the essence, the true reason that the USS Arizona was never raised from its shallow grave is that of a crack in the hull. The crack is roughly the size of a human fist but it compromises the structural integrity of the frame and would rip the ship apart it if were raised.

What are the hours for the USS Arizona Memorial?

Operating Hours and Seasons for Pearl Harbor Memorial . The USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor is open to the public every day from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm, excluding Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day, when it is closed. Timed programs are offered daily: the first tour begins at 7:45 am and the last at 3:00 pm.

Can you visit the USS Arizona?

Visiting the USS Arizona Memorial is free, but, if you’d prefer to have a driver take you there and handle the tickets, there are tour operators who will do this for you at a cost. Local tour operators with packages to the USS Arizona Memorial include Roberts Hawaii , Polynesian Adventure Tours and Discover Hawaii Tours.