December 24, 2019
The acting U.S. Navy secretary announced Monday that one of the newest attack nuclear submarines will be named after the USS Arizona battle cruiser that was destroyed when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, and is the namesake of a Hawaii memorial. Adobe stock photo
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New Navy submarine to be renamed 'USS Arizona'
Battle cruiser by the same name was sunk in Pearl Harbor attack
Nearly 80 years after its namesake was sunk, the U.S. Navy is getting a new USS Arizona.
By Howard Fischer, For the Independent
December 24, 2019