JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — U.S. Navy contractors reposition a crane barge in proximity to USS Arizona’s platform 2, Sept. 23, 2025, in preparation for removing the concrete structure, which is located behind the mooring quay. Members of the U.S. Navy’s Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1, advised by the U.S. Navy’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving and supported by locally contracted salvors, completed the removal of platform 1, Sept. 22, and will now carefully extract the other World War II-era mooring platform in an effort to help preserve the ship. In the aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941, the Navy installed these mooring platforms to aid in the salvaging of the Pennsylvania-class battleship’s ammunition and armament for reutilization in the ongoing war effort. Both mooring platforms have been attached to the ship for more than 80 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Melvin Gonzalvo)
| Date Taken: | 09.23.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 09.24.2025 20:51 |
| Photo ID: | 9338138 |
| VIRIN: | 250923-N-KN989-1091 |
| Resolution: | 7650x5464 |
| Size: | 2.01 MB |
| Location: | JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAII, US |
| Hometown: | HONOLULU, HAWAII, US |
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