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The USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu stands over the sunken battleship USS Arizona, where 1,102 of the 1,177 crew killed in the attack of 7 December 1941 still lie.
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The USS Arizona Memorial floats over the sunken battleship at Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, where 1,102 of the 1,177 crew killed on 7 December 1941 still lie, reached by a short Navy boat from the visitor centre. The memorial programme is free, with a small booking fee for reserved tickets and $7 daily parking. Plan half a day, or a full day with the Missouri and other sites.
The USS Arizona Memorial floats over the wreck of the battleship USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor, on the south coast of Oahu in Honolulu. It forms part of Pearl Harbor National Memorial, run by the US National Park Service, and is reached only by a short Navy-operated boat from the visitor centre.
On the morning of 7 December 1941, Japanese aircraft attacked the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. A bomb set off the forward magazine of the Arizona and the ship sank within minutes. Of the 1,177 sailors and Marines killed on board, 1,102 remain inside the hull. The attack brought the United States into the Second World War.
The white memorial, designed by architect Alfred Preis, was dedicated in 1962. It spans the sunken hull without touching it, and its shape sags in the middle and rises at both ends. The shrine room at the far end carries a marble wall with the names of those killed on the ship. Visitors can look down at parts of the hull and see small drops of oil, often called black tears, still rising to the surface.
The visitor centre on shore has two museum galleries about the road to war and the attack itself, plus outdoor exhibits along the harbour. Several other sites share the area, including the Battleship Missouri, the USS Bowfin submarine museum and the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, which charge their own entry.
Entry to the visitor centre and the memorial programme is free, but the programme runs on timed tickets that are best reserved in advance through Recreation.gov for a small booking fee. Bags are not allowed inside, so leave them in the car or use the paid storage near the entrance. Parking costs 7 US dollars a day, paid on the day by scanning a QR code in the car park; it cannot be paid in advance.
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Key information
⚓Event: Attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941
🏛Dedicated: 1962, designed by Alfred Preis
🕯️Entombed: 1,102 crew remain inside the hull
🏛Managed by: National Park Service
🎟️Entry: Free, timed reservations
🕕Time Zone: Hawaii time (UTC-10)
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Battleship Missouri Memorial on Ford Island
USS Bowfin Submarine Museum next to the visitor centre
Waikiki 20 km
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Highlights Include:
Memorial
- Shrine room with names of the dead
- View of the sunken hull
- Oil rising from the wreck
Visitor centre
- Road to War gallery
- Attack gallery
- Harbour shoreline exhibits
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Visit duration
Half a day; a full day with the Battleship Missouri, USS Bowfin or the aviation museum (each with its own ticket and timings)
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
General
Yes. Entry and the memorial programme are free. Reserving a timed ticket online carries a small booking fee.
The memorial was designed by Honolulu architect Alfred Preis and dedicated in 1962.
Fuel oil from the Arizona's tanks still seeps from the wreck in small amounts, rising to the surface as drops often called black tears.
No bags that conceal contents are allowed. Small clear bags, cameras and phones are permitted, and paid bag storage is available near the entrance.
The National Park Service manages Pearl Harbor National Memorial, and the US Navy operates the boats to the memorial.
The free visitor centre museums, plus the Battleship Missouri, the USS Bowfin submarine and the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, which need separate tickets.
USS Arizona Memorial is in Honolulu, United States. The street address and directions are under How to get there on this page.
Explore the area on this page lists 3 places around USS Arizona Memorial, among them Battleship Missouri Memorial and USS Bowfin Submarine Museum.
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Getting there
The memorial stands in the harbour and can only be reached by a Navy shuttle boat that leaves from the Pearl Harbor visitor centre as part of the timed programme.
Parking costs 7 US dollars a day. It is paid on the day by scanning a QR code in the car park and cannot be paid in advance.
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A total of 1,177 sailors and Marines were killed on the ship. Of them, 1,102 remain entombed in the wreck.
Timing & weather
The memorial programme lasts about 75 minutes. Allow half a day for the museums, or a full day if you add the other paid sites.
Boat trips can be cancelled for weather, high winds or maintenance, in which case the programme is shortened. Check the NPS website on the day.
The best time to visit Honolulu is Apr to early Jun, Sep to mid-Dec. Outside the winter and summer peaks, with the driest months of the year in late spring.