The U.S Navy announced plans regarding the preservation project of the USS Arizona, which is being coordinated with the National Park Service.
The first step would be to remove its old mooring platforms, as they pose a threat to the ship.
The Pennsylvania-class battleship was commissioned in 1916. It was hit by Japan in 1941 when stationed at Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor, sinking in minutes with 1177 of the 1512 crew members onboard.
It is now a war grave and the...