USS Arizona salvaged artifacts

Some of the USS Arizona salvaged artifacts are on display in various cities of Arizona. The term "salvaged artifacts" referrers to the process of recovering a ship, its cargo, or other property after a shipwreck. This is a list, which includes images, of those artifacts. Various rusted metal pieces from a portion of the potato locker in the ship's galley were used in the making of the Glendale Veteran’s Memorial in the city of Glendale (not to be confused with Glendale, California). Various artifacts are on display in the Arizona State Capitol Museum and in the Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza. Both are located in Phoenix. Finally, one of two salvaged bells of the USS Arizona is on display in the University of Arizona Student Union Memorial Center in Tucson.

USS Arizona
The USS Arizona was a named after Arizona, the 48th State. She was built in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, laid down on March 16, 1914; launched on June 19, 1915 and commissioned on October 17, 1916. In April 1940, she and the rest of the United States Pacific Fleet were transferred from California to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

On December 7, 1941, the USS Arizona was among the ships stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii that were attacked by the Japanese Empire’s Air Forces. The USS Arizona was hit and exploded. She sank taking with her the lives of 1,177 crewmen and officers.

The wreck still lies at the bottom of Pearl Harbor. Legislation passed during the administrations of Presidents Dwight D Eisenhower and John F Kennedy designated the remains a national shrine and the USS Arizona Memorial, dedicated on 30 May 1962 to all those who died during the attack, straddles the ship's hull."

Glendale Veteran’s Memorial
The Glendale Veteran’s Memorial, also known as the Glendale USS Arizona Memorial, is located at 5959 West Brown Street in Glendale, Arizona. The City of Glendale acquired historical artifacts that were salvaged from the USS Arizona and the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor. The rusted metal pieces are from a portion of the potato locker in the ship's galley. The steel rings were cut from the USS Arizona Memorial flagpole.

Arizona State Capitol Museum
The first floor of the Arizona State Capitol Museum is home to a 500 pound superstructure piece of the USS Arizona, the U.S. flag that flew on the USS Arizona when it sank and various pieces of silver service (silverware). The Arizona State Capitol Museum is located at 1700 West Washington Street Phoenix.

Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza
Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza is the home of the mast, anchor and the restored gun barrel of the USS Arizona. The plaza is located at 1700 West Washington Street, Phoenix.

The U.S.S. Arizona Signal Mast Committee purchased the upper 26 feet of the USS Arizona Signal Mast or “pig-stick” and transported it to Arizona and erected in Wesley Bolin Plaza. It was dedicated and donated to the state of AZ on December 7, 1990. The 16,000 pound anchor was salvaged from the Arizona after she was sunk by the Japanese in Pearl Harbor. The restored gun barrel is one of two gun barrels on display. The USS Arizona gun barrel measures 55 feet and weighs 70 tons. It was officially placed on display at the plaza on December 7, 2013. The other restored gun barrel belonged to the USS Missouri.

University of Arizona Student Union Memorial Center
The University of Arizona Student Union Memorial Center houses one of the original bells used in the USS Arizona. The 1,820-pound bell is one of two salvaged from the USS Arizona and is housed in the “bell tower”. The bell is rung after every home football victory. The other bell is on display in the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor. The University of Arizona Student Union Memorial Center is located at 1303 E University Blvd in Tucson.