{"id":19118,"date":"2018-11-01T17:18:19","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T17:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/11\/01\/the-arizona-memorial-wont-reopen-until-march-heres-why\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:01:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:01:14","slug":"the-arizona-memorial-wont-reopen-until-march-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/11\/01\/the-arizona-memorial-wont-reopen-until-march-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"The Arizona Memorial won\u2019t reopen until March \u2014 here\u2019s why"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Repairs to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/valr\/index.htm\" target=_blank>USS Arizona Memorial<\/a>\u2019s dock won\u2019t be finished until March, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/index.htm\" target=_blank>National Park Service<\/a> announced in an Oct. 29 press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That makes it impossible for officials to use the hallowed memorial to host this year\u2019s annual commemoration of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/item\/today-in-history\/december-07\" target=_blank> Dec. 7, 1941<\/a>, attacks on Pearl Harbor that launched the United States into World War II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dedicated on May 30, 1962, the memorial straddles the hull of the battleship Arizona. It\u2019s one of Hawaii\u2019s most popular tourist attractions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ship\u2019s hull is considered a national shrine because it\u2019s the final resting place for 1,177 of the ship\u2019s crew of 1,512 who were aboard the warship when Japanese aircraft attacked it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their deaths account for roughly half of the sailors lost during the raid.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/10\/02\/dock-repairs-force-uss-arizona-memorial-to-close\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/USS-Arizona2.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Dock repairs force USS Arizona Memorial to close<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Repairs have been estimated to take a week, but the damage was still being assessed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNot being able to welcome survivors and their families on the USS Arizona Memorial this coming December 7th is heartbreaking,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/valr\/learn\/management\/superintendent.htm\" target=_blank>Jacqueline Ashwell<\/a>, whose World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument oversees the Arizona memorial, in the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAfter exploring multiple options, we are working with our friends in the U.S. Navy to hold an intimate ceremony aboard a vessel adjacent to the USS Arizona.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That private commemoration will allow survivors, their families, and other key dignitaries to pay their respects to the fallen. There also will be a public ceremony on land at the nearby Pearl Harbor Visitor Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Federal officials halted public access to the memorial in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2018\/05\/27\/damage-closes-uss-arizona-memorial-at-pearl-harbor-indefinitely\/\" target=_blank> May<\/a>, when workers first noticed damage to the visitor ramp to the Arizona. They later determined that the damage was caused by a failing anchoring system for the boat dock, which put extreme pressure on the loading bridge and triggered the cracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The release said that designs for the repairs are completed and officials are developing a timeline for the work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are committed to restoring access to the memorial as soon as possible for all visitors, and it will remain a top priority,&#8221; Ashwell said in the release. &#8220;We have condensed this project to the shortest amount of time necessary while also implementing solutions that will ensure a similar problem does not occur again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s not the first time that damage has closed the memorial. 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