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BB-37 USS OKLAHOMA
Post War

Radio Call Sign: November - Alpha - Delta - November
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1912 - 1926
Dec 7, 1941 - October 1943
1927 - Dec 6, 1941
Nov 1943 - May 1947

Nevada Class Battleship: Displacement 27,500 Tons, Dimensions, 583' (oa) x 95' 3" x 29' 7" (Max) Armament 10 x 14"/45 21 x 5"/51, 2 x 21" tt. Armor, 13 1/2" Belt, 18" Triple Turrets, 16" Dual turrets, 3" Second (armor) Deck, 2 1/2" Third (splinter) Deck 16" Conning Tower. Machinery, 24,800 IHP; 2 vertical, Triple expansion engines, 2 screws. Speed, 20.5 Knots, Crew 864.

Operational and Building Data: Laid down by New York, Shipbuilding, Canden, NJ., October 26, 1912. Launched March 23, 1914. Commissioned May 2, 1916. Decommissioned (War Loss). Stricken September 1, 1944.
Fate: Sunk by Japanese aircraft during attack on Pearl Harbor Hawaii, December 7, 1941. Her hulk was raised in 1943, Sold for scrap December 5 1946. Hulk sank while under tow to breakers, 540 miles NE, Pearl Harbor, May 17, 1947. 20 Officers and 395 Men were lost with the ship and remain on duty.

In Memorium:

In the Second Book of Shmuel (Samuel), 22nd chapter, 5th through the 19th verses, translated from the original in Hebrew and published by the Koren Publishers of Jerusalem, Israel, can perhaps aptly describe the fate of the crew and all other U.S.sailors who died defending their county:

"When the waves of death compassed me / the floods of ungodly men made me afraid; / the bonds of She'ol encircled me; / the snares of death took me by surprise; / in my distress I called upon the Lord, / and cried to my G-D: / and he heard my voice out of his temple, / and my cry entered into his ears. / Then the earth shook and trembled; /the foundations of heaven moved / and shook because of his anger /...the heavy mass of waters, and thick clouds of the skies /... And the channels of the sea appeared, / the foundations of the world were laid bare, / at the rebuking of the Lord, at the blast at the breath of his nostrils. / He sent from above, he took me; / he drew me out of many waters; / he delivered me from my strong enemy, and from those who hated me; for they were too strong for me. / They surprised me in the day of my calamity: / but the Lord was my stay..."
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BB-37 Oklahoma 91k Oklahoma (BB-37) Association patch commemorating the Association's 1973 twin reunions at Anaheim, California, and Newport, Rhode Island. Colors & symbolism: Background - Gray - for the smoke of the attack; Maryland (BB-46) (background ship) - Pearl Gray for Pearl Harbor; Border rings and upper inscriptions - Scarlet - Oklahoma colors were scarlet & white; Blue - Waters of Pearl Harbor and lower inscription; Brown - bottom of the capsized Oklahoma; Oil on the water - Black - for the infamous deed; White caps on the water - White. "32 came back" was the theme of the reunions, commemorating the trapped crewmen rescued from inside the capsized battleship. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Donation of Gerald E. Foreman, 1975.
(NISMF)376kA guest studies a painting depicting the history of battleships. The artwork was painted by George Skybeck and presented to the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association during their annual banquet at Honolulu, Hawaii, on 8 Dec 1991. USN photo # DN-SC-92-05391, by PHC Carolyn Harris, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
World War II Memorial371k A quote made by Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz is inscribed on a granite wall at the National World War II Memorial located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Fleet Adm. Nimitz was the United States signatory to the surrender terms aboard the battleship Missouri (BB-63) in Tokyo Bay, Japan on 2 Sept. 1945, thus ending World War II. Established by the American Battle Monuments Commission, the memorial honors all military veterans of World War II, the citizens on the home front, the nation at large, and the high moral purpose and idealism that motivated the nation's call to arms. On 29 May 2004, the memorial will be formally dedicated with an estimated 200,000 people expected to attend, and includes 100,000 visiting veterans of all wars. USN photo # N-0295M-011 by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
BB-37 Oklahoma 205k Pearl Harbor survivor and former crew member of Oklahoma (BB-37), Paul Goodyear reads the name of former shipmates lost on Oklahoma during a joint Oklahoma Memorial Committee/National Park Service dedication ceremony for the newly constructed memorial on historic Ford Island, 7 Dec. 2007. According to the memorial's architect, Don Beck, the memorial portrays Sailors manning the rails, or rendering honors to a naval vessel as their own vessel passes.
Behind Mr. Goodyear is Dick Artley, one of the 32 trapped crewmen rescued from inside the capsized battleship during the days right after the attack.		 USN photo # N-3283M-039 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sarah Murphy, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
BB-37 Oklahoma 83k The Honorable Brad Henry, Governor of Oklahoma, delivers his remarks during a joint Oklahoma Memorial Committee/National Park Service dedication ceremony for battleship Oklahoma (BB-37) on historic Ford Island. The memorial honors the 429 Sailors and Marines aboard who lost their lives after being hit by five torpedoes and capsizing at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. USN photo # N-4965F-027 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James E. Foehl, courtesy of news.navy.mil. Photo added 12/15/07.
BB-37 Oklahoma 301k Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, Adm. Timothy J. Keating and his wife, pose for a photo after attending a joint Oklahoma Memorial Committee/National Park Service dedication ceremony for battleship Oklahoma (BB-37) on historic Ford Island. 2,408 U.S. Flags were placed in commemoration of those who gave their lives on that historic day in 1941. This year marks the 66th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. USN photo # N-8623G-214 by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Elisia V. Gonzales, courtesy of news.navy.mil. Photo added 12/15/07.
USS OKLAHOMA BB-37 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Mr. PAUL GOODYEAR
Address:1138 AVE OF COTTON CASA GRANDE AZ 85222
Phone: 520 421 0055
E-mail: PAUL GOODYEAR


Note About Contacts.

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