USS Utah BB-31/AG-16

USS Utah BB-31/AG-16

This is on my bucket list if /when I get to Pearl Harbor.

It is located on Ford Island. You need an ID card to get on ford Island. AMERICAN HISTORY!

SOMETHING YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW!

LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT THE USS UTAH!

Though the USS Utah BB-31 was reclassified and demilitarized into a target ship ten years prior to the Pearl Harbor attack, that didn’t save her from suffering the wrath of the Japanese.

In the early minutes of the assault, the USS Utah was struck by two torpedoes and started flooding. From a crew of 525…64 officers and Sailors were lost before she capsized.

Today, the USS Utah Memorial is open only to military personnel, making it difficult for the public to know about her history and sinking.

For a little insight into the USS Utah, here a few little known facts about the former…