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), are removing two concrete mooring platforms 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... 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), are removing two concrete mooring platforms 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 site investigations to document and assess the condition of both platforms and the ship’s hull. Ultimately, the Navy decided to remove the platforms to prevent possible damage to USS Arizona, its memorial and the environment.
The Navy created Task Force Arizona to oversee the planning, preparation and training required to begin the removal effort.
This page will provide updated photographs and video as the operation progresses. show less
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — The U.S. Navy, in coordination with the Pearl Harbor National Memorial, will begin operations for the removal of two World War II-era mooring platforms from the USS Arizona on the morning of Sept. 3.
