Pearl Harbour commemorative coin

Pearl Harbour commemorative coin - USS Arizona, Battleships of Pearl Harbour, in excellent condition The USS Arizona was destroyed during the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, when it was struck by several bombs, resulting in a catastrophic explosion of its forward ammunition magazines that caused it to sink in minutes. The sinking resulted in the deaths of 1,177 crew members, the greatest loss of life on a U.S. Navy vessel during the attack. The damaged battleship was left at the bottom of the harbor and now serves as the USS Arizona Memorial, a permanent memorial site for those who died.