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TheUSSArizona (BB-39) was anAmericanbattleship from the Pennsylvania Class. The building of the ship was started in 1913 and it wascommissioned in 1916. It fought inWorld War I. The USSArizona is best known for its sinking during theJapaneseattack on Pearl Harbor onDecember 7,1941. The attack was the event that caused theUnited States to join the fighting inWorld War II. The wreck is still at the floor of theharbor. It is the site of amemorial to those who died that day.
USSArizona (BB-39) was one of threeships in the history of theUnited States Navy to be named USSArizona. It was the only one of the three to be named that afterArizona became aU.S. state.
