We visited Pearl Harbor on March 16, 2017. We took a launch to visit the USS Arizona, we went by shuttle bus to Ford Island to visit the USS Missouri, and we had a few minutes to visit the submarine memorial and see the USS Bowfin (a WW II submarine).
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| Arizona Memorial and USS Missouri in the background |
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| The Wahoo, lost in the Sea of Japan, was one of the most famous submarines of WW II. |
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| We had a beautiful, calm day to visit the Arizona. |
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| Oil still seeps from the Arizona. It is said that the ship weeps for its crew, and will stop when the last survivor dies. |
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| Robbie and Ken from the Arizona Memorial with Mighty Mo in the background. |
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| The "Surrender Deck" of the Missouri. It was next to #1 Turret and not the fantail. |
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| Plaque marking the location of the Japanese surrender. Here, MacArthur said the famous words, "These proceedings are closed." |
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| Robbie at the entrance to the Missouri. |
We noticed that, while Japanese visitors were a significant portion of the group visiting to the Arizona, the Missouri tour was filled with mostly Americans. Go figure.
We also did a sunset cruise past Waikiki to Diamond Head.
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| Honolulu on the left, the Grand Princess on the right |
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| At left: Diamond Head |
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| Waikiki Beach Hotels and Diamond Head |
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| Sailboat in the setting sun |
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| Hilton Sailboat Crosses the Setting Sun |
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