Salvage on the old target and training ship Utah was a limited venture. Though consideration had been given to refloating her by pumping the capsized hull full of air and towing her in that condition over to a drydock for scrapping, that project was quickly seen to be far more difficult than it was worth. The work actually done used the righting gear previously employed on USS Oklahoma to roll Utah partially upright, thus moving her closer to Ford Island and away from the busy shipping channel. This was carried out from the fall of 1943 into the spring of 1944, leaving the ship on the bottom of Pearl Harbor with only some of her starboard deck edge showing above water. She remains in that location to this day. Some of Utah's guns and other equipment were also recovered.
This page features views related to the partial righting of USS Utah following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
For views of USS Utah during and shortly after the
Pearl Harbor attack, see:
For other views of the salvage of ships sunk or severely
damaged in the Pearl Harbor raid, see:
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For views of USS Utah during and shortly after the
Pearl Harbor attack, see:
For other views of the salvage of ships sunk or severely
damaged in the Pearl Harbor raid, see:
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Page made 31 December 2000
Coding updated 23 April 2009