USS Arizona Preservation
This is the official DoD source for media products related to the removal of USS Arizona's mooring platforms.
The U.S. Navy, in partnership with the Pearl Harbor National Memorial (PERL), has been tasked to remove two historic concrete mooring platforms that were attached to the USS Arizona hull in the aftermath of Dec. 7, 1941, to facilitate salvage operations of the wreck.
For more than 80 years, the platforms have remained connected to the ship.
After Platform 1 partially... read more
This is the official DoD source for media products related to the removal of USS Arizona's mooring platforms.
The U.S. Navy, in partnership with the Pearl Harbor National Memorial (PERL), has been tasked to remove two historic concrete mooring platforms that were attached to the USS Arizona hull in the aftermath of Dec. 7, 1941, to facilitate salvage operations of the wreck.
For more than 80 years, the platforms have remained connected to the ship.
After Platform 1 partially collapsed in October 2023, Navy divers assigned to Mobile Diving Salvage Unit One (MDSU-1) and PERL's Submerged Resources Center (SRC) conducted numerous site investigations to document and assess the condition of both platforms and the ship’s hull. Ultimately, the Navy decided to remove the historic platforms to prevent possible damage to USS Arizona, its memorial and the environment.
Once the platforms are removed, it will symbolically signify the completion of a salvage operation that began more than 80 years ago, involving the efforts of the Navy’s diving and salvage force, and thousands of contractors and shipyard workers drawn from the people of Hawaii and many different local communities. show less
