Fragment of Arizona's turret, encased in lucite.

USS Arizona Artifacts 61.jpg

Dublin Core

Title

Fragment of Arizona's turret, encased in lucite.

Subject

Reliquaries; USS Arizona (Battleship)

Description

Fragment of USS Arizona's turret #3, removed on the 20th anniversary of its destruction. It is encased in Lucite which has yellowed over the decades.

Creator

Anderson, Aengus

Source

USS Arizona Collection (AZ 517)

Date

1961-12-07

Contributor

Donated by Sheldon Osborne, son of Bill Osborne, a survivor of the attack on the Arizona.

Rights

Permission to use must be obtained from the University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections.

Format

jpeg

Type

Digital photo

Identifier

AZ 517 Box 42 Item 47; Accession # 83-2-6

Coverage

Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)