The Arizona's hull remains a perpetual tomb, with temperatures inside reaching 400 degrees Fahrenheit at sunrise due to burning fuel and munitions.
More than 1500 crew members died instantly, yet a single ship's ghostly silhouette could still be seen drifting in holographic time-lapse photos decades later.
Over 1,000,000 gallons of fuel oil leaked, creating an underwater slick that persisted for years, earning the ship the nickname ‘the burning oil lake’.
Only 5 of the ship’s 15 lifeboats were usable when the attack began, forcing improvised evacuation from a rapidly sinking ship.
The Arizona's hull remains a perpetual tomb, with temperatures inside reaching 400 degrees Fahrenheit at sunrise due to burning fuel and munitions.
More than 1500 crew members died instantly, yet a single ship's ghostly silhouette could still be seen drifting in holographic time-lapse photos decades later.
Over 1,000,000 gallons of fuel oil leaked, creating an underwater slick that persisted for years, earning the ship the nickname ‘the burning oil lake’.
Only 5 of the ship’s 15 lifeboats were usable when the attack began, forcing improvised evacuation from a rapidly sinking ship.
