The USS Arizona was built, launched, and served during World War I
Published: 7 December 2025
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In one of the more beautiful photos of USS Arizona, this colorized version shows the beloved ship sailing up the East River in New York City after her completion at the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York in 1916.
USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, HI
(Editor’s Note: The sinking of the USS Arizona in the attack on Pearl Harbor that plunged America into World War II on December 7, 1941 is remembered by the USS Arizona Memorial. The great ship was actually built and served in the United States Navy during World War I. The following photos from the USS Arizona account on x.com recall the ship’s history.)
On March 4, 1913, Congress authorized the construction of the USS Arizona (BB-39). The battleship was named in honor of the great state of Arizona – the 48th state admitted to the Union.
View of Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt and Commandant Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves, USN, at the keel-laying of USS ARIZONA (BB-39) in 1914.
In this photo of the keel being laid in 1914 for USS Arizona, the little boy holding Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt’s hand is Henry Williams, Jr.
Roosevelt would later become President and in 1941, Lt. Henry Williams would be at Pearl Harbor and would watch the Arizona explode. He is the only known person who was present at the beginning and at the end of the USS Arizona.
Images below: On 19 June 1915 the USS Arizona (BB-39) was launched at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York.
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