BB-39

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BB-39 is the hull classification symbol for USS Arizona, a Pennsylvania-class battleship of the United States Navy sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

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BB-39 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy hull number
hull classification symbol
appliesToShipClass Pennsylvania-class battleship
armourBelt up to 13.5 inches
armourDeck up to 3 inches
armourTurrets up to 18 inches
beam 97 feet
builder New York Navy Yard
linked to: Brooklyn Navy Yard
causeOfSinking Japanese aerial attack
bomb detonation in forward magazines
class Pennsylvania class
commemoratedBy USS Arizona Memorial
commissionedDate 1916-10-17
country United States
crewComplement over 1400 officers and enlisted
decommissionedReason sunk in combat
designates USS Arizona
linked to: USS Arizona (BB-39)
displacementStandard approximately 31400 long tons
era World War I era
linked to: World War I

World War II
interwar period
fleetAssignment U.S. Pacific Fleet
homeportBeforeSinking Pearl Harbor
laidDownDate 1914-03-16
laidDownPlace Brooklyn Navy Yard
launchedDate 1915-06-19
length 608 feet
locationOfWreck Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
mainBattery 12 × 14-inch/45 caliber guns
mainBatteryConfiguration 4 triple turrets
maximumSpeed 21 knots
memorialStatus USS Arizona Memorial site
war grave
navy United States Navy
notableEvent explosion and catastrophic magazine detonation on 1941-12-07
operator United States Navy
predecessorClass Nevada class
linked to: USS Nevada (BB-36)
propulsion oil-fired boilers
steam turbines
secondaryBattery 5-inch guns
serviceBranch United States Navy
shipType battleship
sponsor Esther Ross
status museum ship memorial (submerged)
wreck
successorClass New Mexico class
sunkCountry United States
sunkDate 1941-12-07
sunkIn attack on Pearl Harbor
sunkPlace Hawaii
Oahu
Pearl Harbor

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