The Arizona was not decommissioned. Rather she was stricken from the Official Register of U.S. Navy ships on 1 December 1942. Ships that are sunk in action are not decommissioned; they are stricken from the register. Only ships on the register can be in commission.
The Arizona was not decommissioned. Rather she was stricken from the Official Register of U.S. Navy ships on 1 December 1942. Ships that are sunk in action are not decommissioned; they are stricken from the register. Only ships on the register can be in commission.
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The Arizona was not decommissioned. Rather she was stricken from the Official Register of U.S. Navy ships on 1 December 1942. Ships that are sunk in action are not decommissioned; they are stricken from the register. Only ships on the register can be in commission.
The Naval Vessel Register itself lists her as decommissioned on 12/29/41: http://www.nvr.navy.mil/SHIPDETAILS/SHIPSDETAIL_BB_39_1820.HTML