USS Oklahoma Memorial - Oklahoma City, Oaklahoma, USA. - Maritime Monuments and Memorials on Waymarking.com

On December 7 1999, a memorial to the USS Oklahoma, was unveiled and dedicated to those killed in the Pearl Harbour attack.
The pink Granite memorial lists the 429 Marines and Sailors who lost their lives on-board the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbour, December 7, 1941.(Note the date error on the memorial)
The State of Oklahoma donated the land for the memorial and its construction was funded by donations from all over the country.

"USS Oklahoma (BB-37), the only ship of the United States Navy to ever be named for the 46th state, was a World War I-era Nevada-class battleship and the second of two ships in her class. She and her sister, Nevada, were the first U.S. warships to use oil fuel instead of coal.

The Oklahoma, commissioned in 1916, served in World War I as a member of BatDiv protecting Allied convoys on their way across the Atlantic. After the war, she served in both the United States Battle Fleet and Scouting Fleet. Oklahoma was modernized between 1927 and 1929. In 1936, she rescued American citizens and refugees from the Spanish Civil War. On returning to the West coast in August of the same year, Oklahoma spent the rest of her service in the Pacific.

On 7 December 1941, Oklahoma was sunk by several bombs and torpedoes during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. A total of 429 crew died when she capsized in Battleship Row. In 1943 Oklahoma was righted and salvaged. However, unlike most of the other battleships that were recovered following Pearl Harbor, the Oklahoma was too damaged to return to duty. She was eventually stripped of her remaining armaments and superstructure before being sold for scrap in 1946. She sank in a storm while being towed from Oahu in Hawaii to a breakers yard in San Francisco Bay in 1947." Text Source: (visit link)

Relevent website: [Web Link] List if there are any visiting hours: Dawn to Dusk Entrance fees (if any): Free December 7, 1999 Parking coordinates: N 35° 29.411 W 097° 30.209 Date dedicated: 12/07/1999 Sponsor(s): OK state donated the Land & Public subscription

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