Subdeacon Joe Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 War History Online · 6 hrs · Salvage work continuing on the sunken battleship USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 25 February 1942. Note Arizona’s two aft main turrets being pumped out and disassembled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantry Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 The two turrets were used for coastal defense batteries on Oahu although they weren't activated until either just before or just after the war in the Pacific was over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Brules Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Does anyone know what became of the guns? Cat Brules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Cat Brules said: Does anyone know what became of the guns? Cat Brules One gun barrel is located at Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza in Phoenix. I found references at after the war the Oahu Coastal batteries were abandoned. Battery Arizona was never finished and the turret and its guns were cut up for scrap. I suspect Battery Pennsylvania was scrapped as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Brules Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Well, morons had to come from somewhere, I guess! Cat Brules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 45 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said: One gun barrel is located at Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza in Phoenix. I found references at after the war the Oahu Coastal batteries were abandoned. Battery Arizona was never finished and the turret and its guns were cut up for scrap. I suspect Battery Pennsylvania was scrapped as well. Found this: http://wikimapia.org/1774742/Battery-Pennsylvania Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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