36K views · 853 reactions | Inside The History: 16 " Main Battery Armor on USS MASSACHUSETTS; Part 1 GM1 Retired Tom Lowney and Dr, John Scholes walk us through all aspects of the specially manufactured hardened armor on the 16" main battery turrets on USS MASSACHUSETTS BB-59. | Battleship Cove | Facebook

The USS Oklahoma was successfully salvaged because it was not fully submerged, unlike the Arizona, and its turrets did not fall off, which would have made it structurally unstable. The Navy had to undertake a massive effort to right the capsized hull, close its holes, and remove wreckage to make it watertight enough to float and be moved to a dry dock. The ship's hull was deemed too old and damaged for a full repair to return to service, so the salvage focused on clearing the harbor and removing

500K views · 16K reactions | Early 1942, about a month after the attack on Pearl Harbor 12/7/41: Crew of a returning US submarine salutes the overturned USS Oklahoma and sunken USS West Virginia. | Vintage Las Vegas | Facebook

98K views · 2.4K reactions | REMEMBERING PEARL HARBOR HEROES: 80 years ago today, the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor forced America into World War II. Today, those veterans will be celebrated in Hawaii. ABC News’ Will Ganss has the story of one young sailor who was onboard the USS Oklahoma on that fateful day, and how he escaped. https://abcn.ws/33EmAmz | ABC News | Facebook