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As I understood it there was a fair amount of debate in the Navy and War Departments as to whether the sunken ships that had a fair amount of lost life should be
removed. The location of the Oklahoma made it difficult to perform certain fleet operations so the decision was made to completely remove it. At first removal of the
Arizona's super structure was to be the first step in completely removing the bodies and wreckage of that ship but the priority of getting the Oklahoma removed put the
process of doing the same to the Arizona off far enough to allow for the Arizona to stay with minimal further disturbance. Attempts were made to upright the Utah in the
first step to remove it but conditions would not allow it. As with the Arizona once the removal process became a priority the end of the war was close at hand so the
decision was easy in terms of just letting the Utah go with minimal further disruption. The efforts of removing the Oklahoma spared the other ships from undergoing the
same process.
removed. The location of the Oklahoma made it difficult to perform certain fleet operations so the decision was made to completely remove it. At first removal of the
Arizona's super structure was to be the first step in completely removing the bodies and wreckage of that ship but the priority of getting the Oklahoma removed put the
process of doing the same to the Arizona off far enough to allow for the Arizona to stay with minimal further disturbance. Attempts were made to upright the Utah in the
first step to remove it but conditions would not allow it. As with the Arizona once the removal process became a priority the end of the war was close at hand so the
decision was easy in terms of just letting the Utah go with minimal further disruption. The efforts of removing the Oklahoma spared the other ships from undergoing the
same process.
The Oklahoma was an old ship in 1941.
Her twin triple expansion reciprocating engines produced about 25,000 SHP and could propel her at about 20 knots on a good day.
She was obsolete in WWI.
Regardless of emotions, the Navy made the right decision by deciding to allocate resources elsewhere.
Dean
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Her twin triple expansion reciprocating engines produced about 25,000 SHP and could propel her at about 20 knots on a good day.
She was obsolete in WWI.
Regardless of emotions, the Navy made the right decision by deciding to allocate resources elsewhere.
Dean
BB 37
The hull of the Oklahoma was in such poor shape following the Pearl Harbor attack that she was never water tight afterward. She might have been repaired and put back into service if a complete rebuild of the hull was not necessary. Your correct in that she along with many of the other WWI era battleships were obsolete just a few years after being launched but she might have undergone the same destiny as Nevada which was mainly used as an offshore bombardment platform if not in such poor condition.
My late mother in law's companion was the Master Chief of the engine room and machine spaces on the Utah. When they were hit, he and his crew stayed to secure the engine room steam boilers. When the ship began to severely list, he ordered his crew to abandon the ship. By the time they reached the top compartment, they were walking on the bulkheads. He dove out through the deck hatch, into the water, just as the 12" timbers that covered the deck for bombing practice (and made the attackers think it was a carrier) slid, covering the hatch, and preventing any further personnel from escaping. He and the others swam to the back side of the island, and were recovered later in the day. He served on various ships as a machinist for the balance of the war, then enlisted in the Coast Guard, serving on the Cedar. He told me his story, only after I had known him or about 13 years, and shortly before his death. He told me that he only shared it, because I had seen combat, and would understand his feelings.
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