USS Utah (BB-31)

Park Sunken battleship at Pearl Harbor, designated memorial site

At Pearl Harbor, the USS Utah Memorial marks the wreck of the former battleship sunk in 1941. The site forms part of Pearl Harbor’s commemorative circuit and historical tours about the Pacific War.

The USS Utah (BB-31/AG-16) was a former U.S. battleship converted to a target and training ship that sank during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The wreck lies in the shallow waters off Ford Island in Pearl Harbor and now serves as a memorial.

The site is commemorated as a war grave and memorial rather than an intact museum ship; it is marked in the Pearl Harbor area and included in historical accounts and memorial programs. Visitors to the Pearl Harbor National Memorial commonly learn about the Utah in exhibits and on guided tours of the harbor region.

Launched in the early 20th century, the ship was converted from a battleship to a target and training vessel in the interwar years and redesignated AG-16. On December 7, 1941, the Utah was attacked, capsized and sank in Pearl Harbor with loss of life; the hull remains on the harbor bottom.

The wreck and memorial are located in Pearl Harbor off Ford Island near Honolulu, Hawaii, and are part of the broader Pearl Harbor historic and commemorative landscape.

How to Get to USS Utah (BB-31) #

The USS Utah Memorial is in Pearl Harbor on Oʻahu. Most visitors access Pearl Harbor via the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center in Honolulu; from there, official programs and signage indicate locations of memorials and interpretive sites. Public transport and tour operators run from Waikiki and Honolulu to Pearl Harbor.

Tips for Visiting USS Utah (BB-31) #

The USS Utah Memorial is part of the Pearl Harbor historic landscape-plan to combine it with a visit to the USS Arizona Memorial and the USS Missouri for context.
Access to some memorials requires boat or shuttle arrangements through the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center-check current logistics in advance.
Respect memorial signage and restricted areas; many wreck sites are also war graves.