Talk:USS Arizona salvaged artifacts

"hidden" artifacts

There are additional pieces of wreckage not listed in the article, though sadly not on public display. Looking for a source, I found the following article - https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/12/06/hidden-memorials-pearl-harbor-oahu/94039116/. It mentions portions of the superstructure removed prior to the construction of the memorial...."On a tree-shrouded peninsula a mile south of Ford Island, the Navy keeps wreckage from the USS Arizona within a fenced enclosure." and "These removed portions of the wreck....were taken to a restricted area on Waipio Peninsula, where it sits rusting in the open to this day." The article is wrong about the peninsula. Waipio is to the west of Ford Island, though it does extend southward, which would make portions of it southwest of Ford Island. Elsquared (talk) 20:28, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

U.S. flag on display in the Arizona memorial museum display.

The U.S. flag on display in the museum in Phoenix is not the one that actually flew from the ship herself, it was probably from the Admirals shuttle or the ship to shore launch. The flag which flew over U.S.S. Arizona was much larger, and while it was recovered from the wreck, it’s whereabouts are currently unknown. 69.244.44.190 (talk) 05:44, 28 December 2021 (UTC)

World War II Museum New Orleans

Earlier this year I visited the World War II museum in New Orleans Louisiana. While there I noticed steel from the Arizona was one of the artifacts on display. I asked a museum guide if there was any knowledge on how the piece was obtained from her wreck. They unfortunately did not know. I have never edited for Wikipedia before however I thought someone who was would be able to ensure this piece is documented in the article! Thanks. ~2026-22692 (talk) 02:05, 2 January 2026 (UTC)

World War II Museum New Orleans

Earlier this year I visited the World War II museum in New Orleans Louisiana. While there I noticed steel from the Arizona was one of the artifacts on display. I asked a museum guide if there was any knowledge on how the piece was obtained from her wreck. They unfortunately did not know. I have never edited for Wikipedia before however I thought someone who was would be able to ensure this piece is documented in the article! Thanks. ~2026-22692 (talk) 02:05, 2 January 2026 (UTC)