I am sure everyone remembers that infamous day of December 7, 1941. But, do you know from all the ships that were at Pearl Harbor only three were not put back to work. After all the damage incurred, most were still restored and used for WWII and beyond.
Two of the three lay were they were destroyed. One is USS Utah. The memorial is on the Ford Island and it has been only turned to its side to make way to the ships coming in and out of the harbor - otherwise stay untouched.
Then there is USS Arizona - sunk down with hundreds of sailors and marines - the memorial for the Arizona is sad yet hopeful. I see people from all walks of life and they are there to remember those who died there and all over the world because of the war. They gather there in peace.
The third one that was not rebuilt was USS Oklahoma. The memorial was added later by the entrance of the Mighty Mo (USS Missouri). Commissioned in 1916, this ship was sent to Pearl Harbor in 1940 and based there. On December 7, she got at least eight torpedoe hits and capsized with more than 400 sailors and marines inside. Too old and badly damaged, she was decommissioned in September 1944.
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