USS Utah on Ford Island, Hawaii

The USS Utah went down on December 7th, 1941 in the Attack on Pearl Harbor.  It was hit by two torpedoes.   64 crew members were killed while 461 survived.

I mentioned that we had a friend on Oahu who was kind enough to tour us around the army bases in the area.  Well, he helped us with access to this part of Ford Island, which is also not generally open to the public.

It is a very short distance from the USS Missouri, which IS accessible through a ticket system at the Pearl Harbor National Park area, but the remains of the Utah are not.

I do think there are infrequent tours that have access to the area, but being able to go here with just our small group and no crowds was very special.