Yearly Archives: 2014

Address Ford Island Honolulu, HI 96818 TMK (1) 9-9 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-13-9817 National Register of Historic Places #89001084 The hulk of the battleship USS Utah (BB-31 and AG-16) lies in some 40 feet of water off Ford Island in Pearl Harbor. It is located at berth F-11, to which she was moored on the morning of December 7, 1941, when she was sunk by attacking Japanese forces. As built in 1909, the USS Utah was a steel-hulled battleship of the Florida class. Utah was 521.6 feet in length, with a 88.3 foot beam and a 28.4 foot draft. The battle-scarred and submerged remains of the battleship and target ship are the focal point of a shrine erected by the people of the United States to honor Utah's crew, some of whom lost their lives while trying to save their torpedoed ship during the attack. The intact battleship hull is a unique well-preserved entity with considerable architectural integrity. Utah's exceptional national significance is enhanced by its status as one of only two surviving early American "dreadnoughts," as well as the only unaltered pre-World War II target ship (AG-16). This list of Hawaii’s historic properties is provided as a public service by Historic Hawaii Foundation. It is not the official list of properties designated on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places. For official designations and determinations of eligibility, contact the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii at 808-692-8015.

Address 63 Cowpens Street/Pier F-5 Honolulu, HI 96818 TMK (1) 9-9-003 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-13-9817 National Register of Historic Places #71000877 Abstract The Battleship Missouri is an Iowa-class battleship located in Pearl Harbor, moored at Ford Island along pier F-5. The battleship was originally constructed for the US Navy in 1941 in the New York Naval Shipyard. The ship is 887' 3" long with a 108' 3" beam and 209' 8" in height from keel to mast-top. The ship displaces 45,000 tons when empty with a draft of 38'. The ship retains the design features of her original 1940s construction with specific changes made to allow the addition of modern weapons platforms during her 1980s modernization. The USS Missouri reflects the final evolution of battleship design and is a tangible example of American invention, engineering, and transportation capabilities. It embodies American military, maritime, political, and social history as a vital participant in defense of our nation from World War II to Desert Storm. As the site of the formal ceremony ending World War II, the USS Missouri is uniquely qualified as an internationally significant historic site and will forever reflect the strength and determination of our nation and hope for a world at peace. This list of Hawaii’s historic properties is provided as a public service by Historic Hawaii Foundation. It is not the official list of properties designated on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places. For official designations and determinations of eligibility, contact the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii at 808-692-8015.

Address 11 Arizona Memorial Drive Aiea, HI 96701 TMK (1) 9-9-003:031 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-13-1356 National Historic Landmark National Register of Historic Places #82000149 Abstract The USS Bowfin was launched at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on December 7, 1942, and was commissioned there on May 1, 1943. She is a fleet-type submarine of the Balao class. The pressure hull of the USS Bowfin is reinforced with high tensile steel to enable her to operate at depths in excess of 400 feet. In the conflict with Japan in World War II, the role and importance of the submarine forces of the United States cannot be overestimated. The USS Bowfin is credited with sinking 16 enemy vessels for a total of 67,882 tons. The USS Bowfin represents the role of Pearl Harbor in the submarine war against Japan. This list of Hawaii’s historic properties is provided as a public service by Historic Hawaii Foundation. It is not the official list of properties designated on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places. For official designations and determinations of eligibility, contact the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii at 808-692-8015.

Address Arizona Memorial Drive Aiea, HI 96701 TMK (1) 9-9-003:031 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-13-9992 National Historic Landmark National Register of Historic Places #89001083 Abstract The hulk of the United States Ship Arizona (BB-39) lies in 38 feet of water off Ford Island in Pearl Harbor. She is located at the berth (F-7) to which she was moored on the morning of December 7, 1941. As built in 1915, USS Arizona, the third United States warship to bear her name, was a steel-hulled battleship. Second and last of the Pennsylvania class, Arizona was 608 feet in length, with a 97.1-foot beam and a 29.10-foot draft. The battle-scarred and submerged remains of the battleship are the focal point of a shrine erected by the people of the United States to honor and commemorate all American servicemen killed on December 7, 1941, particularly Arizona's crew, many of whom lost their lives during the attack. This list of Hawaii’s historic properties is provided as a public service by Historic Hawaii Foundation. It is not the official list of properties designated on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places. For official designations and determinations of eligibility, contact the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii at 808-692-8015.

Address Wheeler Army Air Field Wahiawa, HI 96786 TMK (1) 7-7-various SHPD Historic Site Number 80-08-1385 National Historic Landmark District National Register of Historic Places #87001297 Abstract Established in 1922 as an army airfield, Wheeler Field occupied a former cavalry drill field adjacent to Schofield Barracks. Permanent structures, including officers' quarters and club, noncommissioned officers' quarters and club, chapel, dispensary, and administrative buildings, were erected in the early 1930s. The district includes the flight line, hangars, and the barracks building. Wheeler Field is significant for its association with the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941. Wheeler had a large number of fighter planes and the success of the Japanese attack on the American fleet in Pearl Harbor was dependent upon the destruction of these planes. Wheeler, along with other military airfields on Oahu, was rendered practically helpless, with 83 of its aircraft destroyed. This list of Hawaii’s historic properties is provided as a public service by Historic Hawaii Foundation. It is not the official list of properties designated on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places. For official designations and determinations of eligibility, contact the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii at 808-692-8015.

Address Pearl Harbor, HI 96706 TMK (1) 9-1; 9-4; 9-6; 9-7 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-13-9992 National Historic Landmark District National Register of Historic Places #66000940 Abstract Construction of the base began in 1902 when a channel was dredged to admit deep-draft vessels to the inland anchorage. The United States Navy has regularly modernized the port to maintain its responsibilities for national defense. The fundamental quality which defines the U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, as a National Historic Landmark is its historic function, which continues into the current century, as well as the attack on December 7, 1941. The boundaries of this National Historic Landmark includes those water and land areas historically, intimately, and directly associated with that function and action. Pearl Harbor is a large, landlocked port, which contributed to the rise of the United States as a major world power in the Pacific. Because of the effectiveness of Pearl harbor's mission, the naval base was attacked by aircraft of the Japanese navy on December 7, 1941, an action which caused the United States to enter World War II. This list of Hawaii’s historic properties is provided as a public service by Historic Hawaii Foundation. It is not the official list of properties designated on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places. For official designations and determinations of eligibility, contact the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii at 808-692-8015.

Address Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, HI TMK (1) 4-4-008:001; 4-4-various SHPD Historic Site Number 80-10-1386 National Historic Landmark District National Register of Historic Places #87001299 Abstract Construction of a naval air station on the western half of Mokapu Peninsula began in 1939. As of December 1941, two of the five planned steel hangars had been completed, each measuring 225 feet by 400 feet. The historic district includes the following nationally significant features: Hangar No. 1; the parking area between the hangars and Kaneohe Bay, and the five ramps. Kaneohe Naval Air Station is significant for its association with the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941. At 7:48 a.m., seven minutes before they bombed Pearl Harbor, Japanese fighters and five bombers attacked Kaneohe Naval Air Station. Fifteen sailors and two civilians were killed and sixty-seven personnel were wounded. This list of Hawaii’s historic properties is provided as a public service by Historic Hawaii Foundation. It is not the official list of properties designated on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places. For official designations and determinations of eligibility, contact the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii at 808-692-8015.

Address Palm Circle Drive, Fort Shafter Honolulu, HI 96819 TMK (1) 1-1-008:005 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9709 National Historic Landmark National Register of Historic Places #84000104 Abstract Palm Circle consists of a large, grassed parade ground in a roughly oval shape with fifteen two-story, frame officers quarters lining the north and east sides of Palm Circle Drive, which encircles the parade. Former enlisted men's barracks and other administrative buildings, including a swimming pool, border the southern side of the drive. They were constructed in 1907–1909. Palm Circle is significant for its association with World War II history in Hawaii. At the time Palm Circle housed the offices and quarters of the commanding general and his staff, U.S. Army Forces, Pacific Ocean Areas, which included all army forces in the Central Pacific and the South Pacific. This list of Hawaii’s historic properties is provided as a public service by Historic Hawaii Foundation. It is not the official list of properties designated on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places. For official designations and determinations of eligibility, contact the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii at 808-692-8015.