What is USS Arizona (BB-39)?
{{DISPLAYTITLE:USS ''Arizona'' (BB-39)}} [[File:USS Arizona (BB-39) - NH 57658.jpg|thumb|The USS Arizona in 1931]] [[File:The USS Arizona (BB-39) burning after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor - NARA 195617 - Edit.jpg|thumb|The USS Arizona burning at Pearl Harbor in 1941]] [[File:Arizona Memorial 9.jpg|thumb|The USS Arizona Memorial]] The '''USS ''Arizona'' (BB-39)''' was an [[United States|American]] [[warship|battleship]] from the Pennsylvania Class. The building of the ship was started in 1913 and it was [[Ship commissioning|commission]]ed in 1916. It fought in [[World War I]]. The USS ''Arizona'' is best known for its sinking during the [[Japan]]ese [[attack on Pearl Harbor]] on [[December 7]], [[1941]]. The attack was the event that caused the [[United States]] to join the fighting in [[World War II]]. The wreck is still at the floor of the [[harbor]]. It is the site of a [[USS Arizona Memorial|memorial]] to those who died that day. == Other ships == USS ''Arizona'' (BB-39) was one of three [[ship]]s in the history of the [[United States Navy]] to be named USS ''Arizona''. It was the only one of the three to be named that after [[Arizona]] became a [[U.S. state]]. *The first ''[[Arizona (1958)|Arizona]]'' was built in 1858. It was made of [[iron]]. It served in the [[American Civil War]]. The ship was destroyed when it caught on fire in 1865. *The second USS ''Arizona'' was a 3850 [[ton]] [[frigate]]. It was built in 1865 and originally named the USS ''Neshamny''. The ship was renamed twice. It used the name USS ''Arizona'' for less than three months during 1869 before becoming USS ''Nevada''. The Navy stopped using the ship in 1874. {{transport-stub}} [[Category:Naval ships of the United States|Arizona (BB-39)]]