We read that Arizona had built a new capital (pictured) and turned the old capital into a museum. We thought it might be interesting and so we went to see it. Much of the exhibits were about the capital itself and were of minimal interest but they had an entire wing on the USS Arizona, which was sank at Pearl Harbor in 1941. 
The battleship Arizona recieved major improvements between 1929 and 1931 and returned to service in time to host President Herbert Hoover on his vacation in March of 1931. The ship never saw any war action but was in Pearl Harbor getting ready for any eventual action. It never had a chance. There were 1177 men killed on 12/7/41. Today they have the anchor displayed in a park outside the capital and it is 1177 feet from the anchor to the center of the state emblem on the floor of the old capital.
We were surprised to see the silver service from the ship that was on display. It was fantastic! It has very intricate engravings on it and is in perfect condition. While it went down with the ship, it was recovered very quickly and was not harmed by the sea waters.
