egbert Posted 13 October , 2004 Share Posted 13 October , 2004 Commissioned in 1916, the USS Arizona traces back to WW1. I want to share this picture, taken today in memory of the fallen sailors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 13 October , 2004 Author Share Posted 13 October , 2004 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 13 October , 2004 Author Share Posted 13 October , 2004 she surely weeps still today - drop by drop out of her fuel tanks..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted 13 October , 2004 Share Posted 13 October , 2004 Thank you for sharing your excellent photographs, Egbert. I liked the imagery of your final comment. You have prompted me to go and re-read the story of Pearl Harbour. Gwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedog Posted 14 October , 2004 Share Posted 14 October , 2004 Egbert Your pictures have just whetted my appetite. Will be in Honolulu first week in November Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 14 October , 2004 Author Share Posted 14 October , 2004 Only if there is some further interest : I can post some 10 more stunning pics of USS Arizona - and before I Forgot: Oahu is a great place!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted 15 October , 2004 Share Posted 15 October , 2004 I can post some 10 more stunning pics of USS Arizona Yes, please, Egbert. Gwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 15 October , 2004 Author Share Posted 15 October , 2004 Model of the submerged bow section as it lies in the shallow grave today: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 15 October , 2004 Author Share Posted 15 October , 2004 and the stern section: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 15 October , 2004 Author Share Posted 15 October , 2004 One hour to live in glory, the dawn of "this day will live in infamy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 15 October , 2004 Author Share Posted 15 October , 2004 Pearl last week: German Air Force on final turn to USS Arizona paying my respect to the sailors and the ship ( USS Arizona memorial = white structure in the middle with Battleship Row next to Ford Island ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottsGreys Posted 15 October , 2004 Share Posted 15 October , 2004 Egbert: Thanks for a great thread. The wall of names is particularly daunting. If I am not mistaken, some Arizona survivors, when they die, have been known to have their ashes taken in containers to the ship and the container is dropped so that it sinks down to the ship, and they are then forever resting with their shipmates. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike10764 Posted 15 October , 2004 Share Posted 15 October , 2004 Thanks for sharing the pictures Egbert-very moving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Dixon Posted 15 October , 2004 Share Posted 15 October , 2004 The memorial at Pearl Harbour is a very moving place, I must agree, it is eerie standing over the ship submerged in the water. Oahu is a great place, but if you make it to Waikiki Beach I hope you have more luck with the surf than I did, it was flat as a pancake when I was there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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