Pearl Harbor's Memorials

Many make the pilgrimage to Pearl Harbor where the massive USS Missouri stands sentinel over the watery grave of the USS Arizona. They are the bookends of World War II and symbolic of the nation’s wartime involvement. The USS Bowfin, the retaliatory sub called the “Pearl Harbor Avenger,” is there too. All have a new tour of duty as dynamic memorials.

ARIZONA MEMORIAL: It’s a solemn place, this tomb of 1,100 crewmen who lost their lives on December 7, 1941. The deck of the ship lies six feet below the surface and oil still weeps from the engine room. Completed in 1961, the 184-foot long memorial crosses the Arizona’s mid-section. A flag flies from a pole attached to its severed mainmast. While waiting for the Navy’s free shuttle ride to the memorial, see a historic film and explore the museum with its military memorabilia.

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MIGHTY MO: Stand on deck where the Japanese surrendered ending WWII and re-live the great battles of the sea aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial. The “Mighty Mo” offers self and guided tours across its massive girth that measures three football fields.

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Mighty Mo Video (537 KB)

BOWFIN PARK: Submarines of WWII were responsible for destroying over half of the enemy’s ships. The USS Bowfin SS-287 served with great distinction. Wind your way through its narrow compartments where the crew worked, ate and slept through nine harrowing war patrols.

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HOME OF THE BRAVE TOUR
Visit Pearl Harbor, WWII military bases and Punchbowl; en route listen to actual 1940s radio broadcasts (808)396-8112.

DAILY HOURS
•ARIZONA MEMORIAL
Hotline: (808)422-0561

•MIGHTY MO
9 a.m.-5 p.m.,
(808)973-2494

•BOWFIN PARK
8 a.m.-5 p.m.,
(808)423-1341