USS Utah - Forgotten Battleship of Pearl Harbor

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

I can't believe I have to post and pin this, but according to Merriam-Webster: "Drug: verb, nonstandard: Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S., a simple past tense and past participle of drag."

[@barleyeducated8714]

Can't believed you dragged this up again. :P Nice video, thanks!

[@wyndo1492]

youtube regulations are bs

[@CAROLDDISCOVER-1983]

Really!??! I'm assuming that clarification because KZbin required it

[@Normandy1944]

About 14 yrs ago while attending Pearl Harbor ceremonies that morning, I ran into a discussion with a fellow historian. After the ceremonies, he asked if I wanted to go out to the Utah,...of course I accepted. We got to the gate, ID's checked and he was saluted (mind you he was in civies) so I had no idea he was an officer. We got there, I said a prayer ...told him I appreciated such an opportunity to show my respect to those lost souls. I so understand the minimal attention the Utah gets and any opportunity by any to visit her should be very well understood how rare that moment is and respect it dearly. Thank you for the video.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

It's a very special place. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@rollsmerlin1659]

well aren't you special ...

[@Normandy1944]

@@rollsmerlin1659 ...may I ask your meaning behind such a statement? All I did was describe my experience there.

[@ericblom9568]

@@Normandy1944 Why bother acknowledging him? Troll thinks he's a wanna-be dana carvey..

[@markymarknj]

I was stationed at Pearl Harbor from 1981 to 1983. While there, I used to rent and race sailboats from the Rainbow Marina. I went by the USS Utah often during the Round Ford Island Race. I'd also see the Utah if I went by the other side of Ford Island. Since I was stationed there, Ford Island has a bridge from the mainland; since the bridge doesn't open, that means no one can race around Ford Island anymore.

[@jamesbrowne6351]

I have pictures of my grandpa swabbing the deck and clowning with his mates for the camera aboard the Utah circa 1927. He was just out of high school and about 17 years old. After his stint he stayed in the reserves and was called up in 1943 serving on LSM 51 participating in the landings at Borneo and the Philippines. He loved the Utah and said it broke his heart seeing her wrecked at Pearl.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Cherish those photos!

[@michaelmcenery7515]

God bless your grandfather and thank you for his service

[@michaelathens953]

I am a native of the state of Utah and back in grade school I did a research project on the battleship Utah. This video was actually really well done and covers pretty much all the main points, well done. The history of USS Utah shouldn't be forgotten.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Thank you!

[@chemmustang656]

My wife was stationed at Schofield Barracks from 2010-2013 and whenever we went to Ford Island we mad sure we visited the Utah to pay our respects to those who lost their lives during the attack. The first time we went I took pictures, but the 5-6 times after that we stood in silence. It's a very peaceful memorial since not a lot of people go there or even seem to realize it's there even though there are signs pointing to the memorial. Thank you for making this video and helping to let people know the memorial is there.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Thanks for watching.

[@johnking6252]

Thank you, went by Arizona multiple times, never knew the Utah was that close, salutations to her also. RIP.🇺🇲✌️

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Thanks for watching.

[@robertyoung3992]

Just the other side of Ford Island

[@michaelmappin4425]

Chief Watertender Peter Tomich stayed at his post securing the boilers and allowing many other sailors to escape. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions aboard Utah that day. The US Navy's Senior Enlisted Academy barracks is named Tomich Hall.

[@davidkinsey8657]

When they went to award the MOH they couldn't find any surviving relatives to present it too. It was first presented to the USS Peter Tomich, a destroyer escort, in 1943. In 1946 the ship was decommissioned and the governor of Utah declared Peter Tomich an honorary citizen of that state and the medal was presented to the state of Utah in 1947. In 1989 it was moved to Peter Tomich Hall at the Senior Enlisted Academy in Newport RI, where it still resides.

[@martinsuper4545]

Im just glad that it was finally acknowledged that he was Croatian. For so many years he was listed as "Austrian" because of the Austro-Hungarian empire. Croatians are renown sailors and Tomich continued that proud tradition.

[@buddybrown8607]

You will see him in Heaven Again

[@takashitamagawa5881]

Peter Tomich was indeed a true hero in military history, giving his life to save his men and others aboard the USS Utah.

[@ifga16]

One of the steam propulsion school buildings at NTC Great Lakes is named for him too.

[@markfortin421]

I was born WAY after WW2 (1948) but I've always considered Dec 7 as the saddest day in history. I still do today, and even more so now that more history comes to light. Thank You for the history lesson. R.I.P.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Thanks for watching!

[@robertyoung3992]

I wouldn't say way after WWII since it ended in 1945

[@williamvia119]

I used to run by the Utah a couple times a week when I was working on Ford Island maintaining excess gear from Vietnam around 1974. I remember reading the plaque.

[@Me2Lancer]

Thanks for posting. My dad was aboard USS Raleigh CL-7 next to Utah during the attack. Raleigh was hit by an aerial torpedo during the opening minutes of the attack and by an armor piercing bomb an hour later. The crew managed to stop the flooding and save the ship.

[@jacqueschouette7474]

I've been to see the USS Utah. At the time, I was a civilian contractor that had a CAC card which allowed me to get onto the military bases at Pearl Harbor, so I decided to go see the USS Utah. There's not much there to see, but I wanted to go see it. BTW, the plaque that was put up in 1971, I remember my sainted father who was in the Naval reserve in Utah at the time talking about raising money to put up a better plaque on the USS Utah.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Yeah, not much to see, and yet it says so much with so little. I was really moved when I visited.

[@od1452]

Thank you. Never forget.

[@michaeldy3157]

I walked over to see it. With my naval commander dad. Then got into trouble taking pictures of a sub in another part of the harbor.

[@ShenandoahShelty]

My dad was on the Detroit. I think he called the Utah a practice or target ship (this conversation took place 50 years ago, I'm a bit fuzzy) I recall him saying he thought the Japanese may have mistaken it for a carrier. He said his ship didn't have an alarm (my words, not his) and that in an emergency they fired some sort of gun to notify the crew ??? He said sunday morning the navy did very little so when heard what he thought was a bang from the gun...he went up on deck in his underwear. Said it took a minute for them to figure out what was going on. You mention torpedos, but for some reason I thought he said he watched a japanese plane made a strafing run. I imagine he was talking the Utah or Raleigh. He described after returning to Pearl scratching his initials on some sort of small sub, and trying to retrieve ordinance in the water or damaged ships. He did not like doing that. He described the days just after the attack as stressful as they didn't think they would get resupplied and were fearful of a second attack. Later he described picking up bullion and transporting it back to the main land.

[@paulsmith3452]

Interesting video,never heard about this wreck until now.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Thanks for watching. Glad you learned something.

[@easttexan2933]

77 years old and this is the first time I've ever heard of this ship being sunk with her dead still at sea. What a shame.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Glad you found the video and learned something! Thanks for watching!

[@slackdaddy1912]

Very interesting story….. I never knew this, thank you.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@dinkoz1]

My late grandmother’s cousin was at USS Utah that day. For his actions on that day, he was posthumously awarded the CMH. CMH was handed over to the family in 2006 on the deck of the USS Enterprise 64 years after it was awarded by the FDR.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

That's amazing! Thank you for sharing!

[@dinkoz1]

@@HighCaliberHistoryLLC CW Peter Tomich (HR- Petar Herceg Tomić), there is a yt video how the medal found its way to a living family member. Medal of Honor citation "For distinguished conduct in the line of his profession, and extraordinary courage and disregard of his own safety, during the attack on the Fleet in Pearl Harbor by the Japanese forces on 7 December 1941. Although realizing that the ship was capsizing, as a result of enemy bombing and torpedoing, Tomich remained at his post in the engineering plant of the U.S.S. Utah, until he saw that all boilers were secured and all fireroom personnel had left their stations, and by so doing lost his own life."

[@dinkoz1]

@@HighCaliberHistoryLLC kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoO4qKyFqr2fms0

[@stanstenson8168]

@@dinkoz1 How did they ever find some of the family? I'm really glad they did.

[@dinkoz1]

@@stanstenson8168 Retired US Rear Admiral Robert Lunney solved the mystery. The medal was presented in 2006 to Colonel of the Croatian Army Srećko Herceg Tonic, a living relative, by Admiral Henry Ulrich, Commander of US Naval Forces in Europe, on the USS Enterprise anchored off Split, Croatia

[@Balipio]

Great video on the background of the USS Utah. My wife's guardian uncle was stationed aboard the Utah during the attack. He was doing his laundry that morning when the torpedoes struck. He survived the blast and swam ashore. He said Ford Island was in absolute chaos in the immediate days afterwards. He was initially presumed missing. For three nights he slept on a crate and ate only a few grapes. He went onto to serve further on the USS Detroit in the Aleutians during the war. We got chance to see the USS Utah late last year. The park service does offer one tour three times a week of that side of Ford Island, but you have to sign up for it almost 8 weeks in advance online and it can fill up very fast.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Thanks for sharing the story about your wife's uncle. I'm glad to hear that they now offer tours, as that was not an option when I went for the 80th anniversary in December 2021. Instead, I walked across the island by myself to visit it. Judging from others' experiences, I was lucky that no one stopped me along the way.

[@MidnightRoselle222]

As a huge fan of WWI and WWII Military (Mainly Naval and Aviation) I had never heard of USS Utah until this video. Thank you for shedding light on this ship and her history. It is my hope that others remember her and her crew.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Thanks for watching and I'm glad you learned something!

[@Squib1911]

Excellent video. Thanx for preserving this history on video.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@josephbingham1255]

I once read a translation of a Japanese after action report on Pearl Harbor critical of some of the Japanese pilots. It said some Japanese pilots went off task. They could not resist attacking battleships that were not their original targets. Perhaps the attack on the Utah was part of this? My father was in the Aleutians and New Guinea on a destroyer. My mother said he still has a friend down on the Arizona. She strung cables (electrical?) through P-38's. The National Park Service could consider a drive by boat. Can't be many military secrets on Ford Island to keep from prying eyes 🙂

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Yeah, Utah was not part of the attack plan.

[@jebsails2837]

My late father served on the Utah as a Pharmacist Mate 1939-41. When transferred to Pearl Harbor, the Utah's available spaces to provided extra service for the now overwhelmed port facilities at Pearl. He was also "Bomb Ducker" participating in five assaults by USAAC bomber with water (ICE) bombs, hence the teak reinforced decking on the Utah. 0n 7 Dec, she was also berthed where the Lexington (CV-2) usually stayed. He missed the attack, later serving with the 2MarDiv in the taking of Saipan. Narragansett Bay.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Your father's service is greatly appreciated.

[@NYCamper62]

I can remember rendering honors to her while passing by in the captain's boat off our ship. Early 80's, we were in Pearl a few times but that only happened once. (USS Ingersoll DD-990)

[@davy1458]

Rest in peace uss Utah and the members of your crew who rest with you.

[@DR-jo7fg]

I lived on Ford Isl. while in “C” school and when not on sub patrols, daily run took me right by her.

[@lkgrave4959]

I've been to the USS Utah Memorial. It's just a simple walkway to the Utah's hull that is not submerged. As compared to the USS Arizona Memorial, it is really small and modest (you can check out the pics online) due to the fact that most of Ford Island is closed off to the public. My hope is that when the new USS Utah (SSN-801) is commissioned, she honors her predecessor. The same goes for the USS Oklahoma (SSN-802).

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Yes, the difference between the two memorials is stark.

[@x808drifter]

​@@HighCaliberHistoryLLCRight. I was the only person in my class in 8th grade when we went to the Missouri to even ask what that small memorial was.

[@arkwill14]

Not to detract from the loss in any way -- I would argue against the practice of calling USS Utah a "Battleship" or including her in the list of lost battleships on that day. She had all of her big guns removed and was re-designated by the Navy as a target/training ship more than 10-years before Pearl Harbor (hence her designation changing from BB-31 to AG-16). A "battleship" without her big guns is no longer a battleship - much in the same way that if you removed the tow-arm from a tow truck, it's no longer a tow truck. If she had survived the attack there was no way she was going to enter the war as a battleship.

[@stolman2197]

I often saw the flag that was flying on the USS Utah on that morning. One of Utah's senators was from Beaver utah where I grew up and he managed to get the flag sent there.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Oh wow! That's amazing!

[@GigaTeslaFan]

I grew up in a white single story home by the pier where she lays late 90s into around 2002. remember seeing her often and then looking out the front door you could see the red and white control tower. great video

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed.

[@hellhound47bravo3]

As I heard it, there was no plan to return "Utah" to service when the salvage attempt was made. And at least one reason why she was not salvaged was that her hull dug down into the sandy bottom of the harbor as she was being righted.

[@danboren6567]

The Utah has not been forgotten. All sailors that have been to Pearl know about it. USS TEXAS CGN-39

[@jamesjacobs4209]

Saw the Utah earlier this year as our son, a Captain in the USAF was visiting a friend in Hawaii and we were able to go with him. We were able to get into some places that civilians are unable. Very nice trip. Remember those that gave their lives for our freedom!

[@jonathanbair523]

Lets not forget the ones who gave parts of them self's and came back with PTSD and stuff like that... There is a old saying in my family "All gave some, some gave all"

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Yes, it's a very moving place.

[@briansonnenfelt7125]

I make sure to bring people to Utah whenever they come visit me. They always want to go to Arizona, which I completely understand, but then I make sure they understand that there is another tomb on the other side of the island. Thank you for bringing more awareness to the Utah and it’s fallen crew.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Thanks for watching, and for bringing people when they visit you.

[@TOTALCAMARO]

Thank you for the history lesson. I never heard of her. Thank you all for your service. Those still with us and those lost fighting for our freedom. You will never be forgotten. ❤

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@DR-jo7fg]

1976, the civilian security on Ford island let me test my tune I’m my ‘68 302. Z-28 before going to the drag strip in Campbell industrial park. I’d do high rpm burn outs in the low area of the road that crosses the end of the runway, I’ve had her 47 years and just started to get her back on the road

[@mchume65]

I was stationed at NAS Barbers Pt in the early 90s. There was no bridge connecting Ford Island to the rest of the base at that time. I never got the chance to check out the Utah.

[@hovanti]

Thank you for this video, HC History. I learned more than a thing or two about the Utah from this. If I ever get to Hawaii, I'd really like to visit the Utah Memorial.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Thanks for watching. It's definitely worth a visit.

[@davidbiren2062]

Tours are now visiting the Utah. I was just there this week.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

What tour were you on?

[@albertoswald8461]

How are they organized. I saw it in 1996 because I had a Navy Reserve ID since I was done with active duty in 1993. Is it a Park Service thing?

[@johnknapp952]

Back in 79 our ship went around Ford Island (back when you could) and someone pointed out the Utah memorial. I could see how it was forgotten.

[@frankhall7005]

Yeah we moored back their in 89 on that Sub Tender I was on back then you had to take liberty boats across the harbor to get to Honolulu.

[@robertschulz1234]

Every time a trident submarine docks at Hawaii they dock just behind the Utah. It’s the only place where it’s deep enough for them to dock.

[@milspec1]

The bell is at University of Utah. They would display it outside the Naval science bldg. sometimes. I was on vacation to HI and took a moment to go see the memorial on Ford island.

[@Gouranga56]

Had no idea it was there till the one day we went out to see the SBX-1 that was docked nearby getting a refit. Was surprised to see how low key it was especially given the Arizona and Missouri setup on the other side of the island. Though I would say the quiet and somber 'mood' on the pier was appropriate.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Yes, totally different mood, yet seemingly altogether fitting. I felt the same way.

[@williamdennissmith6695]

Thank-you from Canada.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Thanks for watching!

[@68air]

Loved this content. Video told me a story I did not know.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@rickpayne3915]

Thank you for sharing this video and information!

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

My pleasure!

[@kevinmcdonald6446]

My grandpa served on her in WW1. Had a picture of her on the wall in their living room. I have his diary from his time on the shil. Thank you for this video.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Thanks for watching.

[@kenk.5981]

There are the remains of an infant girl still on USS UTAH. They were to be buried at sea at the request of one of her crew members.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Yep, one of the sadder parts of the story. Thanks for watching.

[@kend6758]

@@HighCaliberHistoryLLC when i toured Pearl Harbor we told the navy asked the family if they wanted to retrieve her. The family said no the sailors will watch over her.

[@luke_skywanker7643]

@@kend6758 👍👍 And they will, too.

[@threechevy4203]

Yes, very few people know that

[@TrevorMoses312]

😢😢

[@Airsally]

Thank you for the vid and history. May those brave souls RIP.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Thanks for watching.

[@heatherporterfield7343]

My Grandfather served on the USS Utah during WW 1.

[@sabrekai8706]

Interesting video. Learned something new from it. I can sort of understand why Arizona was given such a huge memorial while Utah was quietly left with a plaque. Not that it was right but it's understandable. Arizona, an active duty battleship, lost over a thousand men in one cataclysmic blast. She also rallied the nation to fight. When you mention Dec 07/41, Arizona is what springs to mind most. The sneak attack got people to line up at the recruiting office. The loss of Arizona gave them the anger and determination to win. Utah was a target ship, no longer a combat vessel. That said, lets not ever forget the people lost when she was sunk.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Yep, both ships and the men lost on each are incredibly important, but for different reasons. Thanks for watching.

[@jonathanbair523]

Odd first ship comes to mind for me is the USS Ward.. But I grew up in Minnesota and had a large number of her crew from the state.. She also fired and sunk a IJN mini sub trying to sneak into the harbor before the attack....

[@sabrekai8706]

@@jonathanbair523 USS Ward wasn't a casualty, at least, not at Pearl Harbour. I guess that is why no one thinks of her in this light. She fired the first shot and went on to serve for a while longer as a fast transport. Plus, she was at sea, guarding the entrance, instead of being target practice for the Japanese.

[@threechevy4203]

You can visit the Utah, we did it several years ago. You need someone in your car that has a military ID so you can drive over to Ford Island.

[@chrisparsons2791]

I never knew this! I didn't even know about the Utah at all! Thank you so much for this important video!

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Glad it was helpful!

[@JumperSig]

Some of those crew members, were still banging on the hull over a week after the harbor was attacked.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Yes, an absolutely terrible way to go.

[@harryricochet8134]

Once the USS Oklahoma was successfully parbuckled and salvage crews were only then able to enter it fully they discovered that some of its crew had indeed survived until the week of Christmas 1941

[@davidkimmel4216]

Thank you so much for the valuable history lesson.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Wideoval73]

Great video...I wasn't aware of the status of the Utah.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Glad it was helpful!

[@curtmartinson5441]

Thank you for the video . As a amateur military historian, the USS Utah is always forgotten in any Pearl harbor documentaries. It's very sad . As native Utahan , it agravates me to no end . She is like Rodney Dangerfield , she gets no respect ! The ships bell used to be at the navel science building at the University of Utah. But i dont know where it is now, sadly.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

I believe it's still at the University of Utah.

[@jonathanbair523]

What was the Battleship who had a boiler lit before the attack so she got under way.... She got near the channel opening when she was targeted IJN pilots want sink her in the mouth so she would block the ships in the harbor??? You may want to look up the USS Ward a old WWI destroyer who fired on a mini sub trying to sneak into the harbor. The sub was found in the channel mouth back in 2002 or 2003..... I got to meet one of the Wards gunners at the gun behind the Minnesota State capital building.. In 91 he told me the story how she fired the first shots of WWII.

[@ginnrollins211]

​@@jonathanbair523That was the U.S.S. Nevada.

[@ORGANIZEDCoNfUsioN]

Thank you for this video, I had know idea of this ship.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Thanks for watching. Glad you learned something!

[@markymarknj]

I was stationed at Pearl Harbor from 1981 to 1983. While there, I used to rent and race sailboats from the Rainbow Marina. I went by the USS Utah often during the Round Ford Island Race. I'd also see the Utah if I sailed to the other side of Ford Island. Since I was stationed there, Ford Island has a bridge from the mainland; since the bridge doesn't open, that means no one can race or sail around Ford Island anymore. Back in the early 1980s, one could get to all of Pearl Harbor via a boat, and one could sail around Ford Island too.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

That's really neat!

[@markymarknj]

@@HighCaliberHistoryLLC thank you. I wish I'd appreciated it more back then though; when I was racing the sailboats, it was a navigational hazard to be avoided. Besides, few people know about the Utah, as it didn't get the notoriety of the Arizona, the West Virginia, etc. I only learned about the Utah because we used to sail by it; if not for that, I'd have never learned about it. Even 40 years ago, it was just a partially exposed, rusting hulk.

[@Eremon1]

She may have been an outdated relic of WW1, but she deserves more attention than she gets. As do the 58 souls aboard that never got to disembark.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Absolutely

[@stevenlennaman2073]

My 2nd Ship USS Antetam CG-54 did honor to the Utah as we passed her on our way out of the harbor.

[@cb2000a]

I'm not sure that it is open to non-military personnel. I've been to the Missouri and Arizona. Quite fitting to moor the Missouri on battleship row.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Apparently they are now offering limited tours of the site.

[@fish_activity]

I grew up around Pearl Harbor, so it was always an interesting thing to observe the general public being advertised the USS Oklahoma or Arizona memorials, but the Utah usually goes unnoticed. The memorial isn't very flashy, but it is still nice to see that she can be honored as a resting place for sailors who went down with her that day in solitude.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Absolutely

[@michaelmcclellan6944]

The USS Utah was the sister ship of the USS Florida and the Japanese pilot who put a torpedo in the side of the USS Utah turned 105 years old last month

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Masamitsu Yoshioka

[@thewatcher5271]

Who Gives A Sht About A Jap Pilot!?! I Bet Those 50+ Crewmen Still Insider Her Don't Give A Sht!!

[@rollsmerlin1659]

105 ? ! I"m sure he did... happy birthday anyways !

[@sg-yq8pm]

@@rollsmerlin1659 Were you drunk when you typed that juvenile moronic comment? He is 105 and the last survivor of the japs who attacked Pearl Harbor.

[@jamescress]

My dad...lloyd cress...was on the uss oklahoma on december 7h, 1941. His brother larkin cress would have been on the ship but he was on the shore when the attack started. I remember when i was kid about 13 or 14 i asked dad how how he knew they were under attack by japannes planes (he was 3 decks below). Dad said "well they came over the loud speakers and said "we are under attack by japanese war planes....this is no fucking drill. I looked at dad and said "wow....they had that word back then? Dad just laughed and said "well sure!" Dad passed away a few years ago at the age of 93. A part of the "greatest generation."

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

LOL yeah that word's been around forever haha. Many thanks to your Dad for his service.

[@ImpendingJoker]

Like other here, I, too, was based at Schofield Barracks, from 2000-2003, and many times I saw this ship sitting in the water while loading helicopters onto transports ships to take the mainland for training and other operations. You could see it resting in the water near the dock we were loading from, and I made it a point to walk over there during breaks to get a better look at the ship.

[@patriotrising6214]

Salute to the UTAH, An all who sacrificed to become the greatest generation 🇺🇸

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Indeed!

[@mr.e8432]

Thanks for the video, that was really interesting. I never knew the Japanese had such detailed intelligence on the ships that were anchored, and that they knew which ones not to waste time targeting.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Thanks for watching. Yes, they put a ton of planning into the attack.

[@albertoswald8461]

I got to see Utah back in 1996. I was out there looking to get a job on one of the American Hawaii cruise ships and it didn't pan out, so the last few days before my flight I played tourist on the cheap!! Since I had a still valid Reserve Navy ID I went out to see Utah after seeing the Arizona memorial. It's a very small, quiet memorial and while solemn it nothing like the heavy aura of death you feel from the Arizona, especially seeing so many names on her memorial!!! I don't mean to insult any Utah survivors or family members but go out to the Arizona and tell me I'm wrong!!

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

They're definitely very different, and I find them equally moving. That said, I think Utah is more haunting because of its relative anonymity.

[@albertoswald8461]

@@HighCaliberHistoryLLC ,oh yeah! Not trying to put Utah d0wn here! Sorry if my comment came out that way!!

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

@@albertoswald8461 Not at all!

[@stltrekmodels.4157]

When I was on USS Kitty Hawk, we berthed at Pear Harbor in 1985 and I went on the USS Arizona tour, and I got to go over to this Utah site and see her from the memorial pier. She is not forgotten to me. Even though she wasn't per se a Battleship when she was sunk, she was the oldest commissioned ship in the US Navy at that time that had been a Battleship with the Wyoming being next in line for that honor. Wyoming was also not a Battleship at that time either as she was a Gunnery Training ship, so the actual oldest commissioned US Battleship that served in WW2 was Arkansas, and she had the smallest main artillery guns that were 12 inch caliber.

[@yichenqiao8772]

luckily， it indicates not so many victims on board USS Utah， compared to USS Arizona and USS Oklahoma. but still live lost and need to be remember

[@VayaconChupacabra]

Thank you.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Thanks for watching.

[@cliffcorson4000]

The attempt to right the Utah failed as while turning her she slipped several times in the soft mud making it not possible to fully right her

[@noodengr3three825]

When i make it back to Hawaii someday i want to visit this site. As a history buff i thought i knew about Pearl Harbor , but i did not know this

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Thanks for watching!

[@karenrussell2091]

My prayers for the restful peace of men who lost their lives on the Utah. Thank you for your service. Thank you to all past & current military men & women, I salute you.🙏🇺🇸

[@tim3172]

Just to check: you're praying to the same entity that let them die, right?

[@HarborLockRoad]

True, the tour doesent stop at Utah, but, having extensive knowledge beforehand, i was able to see her wreck and take zoom in photos from the tour boat. My biggest beef was that american tourists respect the Arizona memorial and were respectful and silent. The next boat was all japanese tourists who were all smiles, gleefully happy, and disrespectfully loud. Ill never forget that.

[@billybupkis3688]

Chief Peter Tomich just taking care of his Men. Right Hand Salute.

[@shaynefowley5689]

And now I know the rest of the story. Saw it on the north part of Pearl Harbor when stationed in the bay.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Thanks for watching!

[@robertlafnear7034]

As a member of HCU-1 1971-72 we took a work boat to the Utah... didn't dive on her but did did pull up and observe her broken hull ........... we did remove lots of junk from the West Lock and dump it at sea.. it 's a long time ago now but seems like yesterday to me..... R.I.P. to those lost at Pearl during the war.

[@4rdale]

I read somewhere that the USS Utah, having been converted to a target ship, had wooden decks installed to absorb the impact of practice bombs. The Japanese pilots, seeing the wooden decks, mistook her for an aircraft carrier.

[@slowery43]

well if you (no one knows you and you have zero credibility) "read somewhere" (that has to be true how could even question that?!?!) and you posted it on the interwebs then it must be God's truth. Thank you so much for your amazing insight you brought so much to the table

[@jollyjohnthepirate3168]

The real reason efforts to pull the ship back upright were stopped was the mud Utah had settled in. Unlike Oklahoma, the more they pulled on Utah, the deeper she settled into the mud. They had already removed thousands of rounds of various 5 inch ammunition from her wreck and just decided to leave her there since she didn't block the channel.

[@garywagner2466]

Interesting. The Pearl Harbor memorial is very well done, but I do not recall any mention of Utah. Maybe having a quiet corner away from the busy Arizona memorial is a fitting tribute. Thanks for posting.

[@321968Scott]

I know there was talk of converting the USS Wyoming BB32 back to battleship status, but the cost benefit was too high. If the USS Utah had not been hit, or at least not significantly damaged, would the same have been said for her? I’m thinking of the nearby guns, and other salvaged parts, of the USS Arizona and Oklahoma. I’m not an expert on the compatibility of the three ships.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Utah had already been stripped of much of her equipment, so putting her back into service was out of the question.

[@roberthunerberg1509]

My dad was a Pearl Harbor Surivor was Army at Ft Kamehameha he had many Navy friends RIP the crew of the USS Utah and the many other's that died on the day of December 7th 1941.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Many thanks for his service.

[@matthewkeating-od6rl]

great vid

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Thank you!

[@ufoengines]

Cool post Thanks!

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Glad you liked it!

[@Patriot46426]

I used to walk over from my army watercraft on ford Island and look at it and the oil slick still coming up

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

I saw oil at the Arizona, but not at Utah.

[@danielsinferno5733]

Huh wasn't aware of the Utah. Learn something new everyday.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Thanks for watching - and learning!

[@waynebeasley8700]

At least there is a memorial now. I took a tour boat to the Utah in 2000, there was nothing but a bit of rusted metal sticking out of the water. Still, we laid a wreath, and paid our respects to the forgotten fallen…….

[@rocknrod32]

It lays over by the degaussing station in Pearl Harbor. I saw it when my ship, the USS Essex LHD-2 was conducting degaussing ops there.

[@gregwarner3753]

A prayer for all those that, over the last 6,000 years or so, "Go down to the sea in ships". Some stay there forever.

[@charlessedlacek5754]

Yes...there are still sailors in the utah as well..remember and honor them.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Absolutely

[@robertyoung3992]

58 I believe

[@bennyhilla2558]

nice video. thank you. pray for peace.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Thanks for watching.

[@donb7113]

One of the USS Utah sailors had the ashes of their twin daughter in his locker. The other twin survived, but the ashes of the deceased child are still on board the Utah. Her twin still visits the wreck to place a wreath on the water near the wreck.

[@MrFazz84]

Thank you, I did not know. Rob F

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Thanks for watching!

[@msh6865]

Please tell your children what happened at Pearl Harbor that fateful day. As we all know, those who forget or ignore history, are doomed to repeat it.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Absolutely

[@halfdome4158]

Great comment. Purposely not taught in school anymore. There are similarities with the Ch**ese today: The Japanese sent balloons over the US during ww2 ( with bombs) 2) they dropped plague on China, planned to drop it in San Diego. Today, Chinese have been sending over spy balloons, sent the virus over.

[@tjfm59]

From aug 1979 to aug 1982 i was assigned to 5th HVY BOAT Company, Ford island, Pearl Harbor. the unit had the 2 piers over in the northwest corner of Ford island. Our neighboring unit was the navies CCC unit, across the street. they have the duty to raise the colors on USS Utah daily. she was in my front yard. kitty corner across the island, is USS Arizona, she was in my backyard. in aug of 1982 my best friend had his re-enlistment on the USS Arizona at 0755. at 0800 i had the privilege of raising his u.s. flag on her staff & bringing in down, before the regular flag was put up for the day. USA ARMY RETIRED, army sailor here.

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Thank you for your service.

[@LegendaryInfortainment]

There were so many times that the Utah wasn't struck by anyone piloting the Frigate upon which I served that I'm absolutely positive she wasn't forgotten. Caught a glimpse or ten myself, too. And now folks, off you go to Drachinifel Channel to see the scope and execution of the recoveries at Pearl Harbor!

[@thebrewingsailor9172]

I lived on Ford Island for three years. From 2000 - 2003. I re-enlisted in January 2001 and chose to do so at the Utah Memorial Doc specifically because no one really knows about it. Neither did I until I started jogging around Ford Island for PT and saw this dock to what looked like nothing (it was at High Tide) so I ran out to the end and read the plaque.

[@Hipshot306]

What isn't known to the public is that members of the organization Pearl Harbor Survivors and other survivors who wished to have their ashes or some of them returned to Peal Harbor their burial take place on the USS Utah. The ceremony is held with full military honors with a 21 gun salute with Taps. The ashes are than deposited by family members into the harbor. My farther being one of them having served on the USS Argonne that fateful day. Only USS Arizona survivors were allowed to be interred on that ship.

[@Swede-js9jq]

In 1991 I was a candidate in the Utah Army National Guard’s Officer Candidate School. We went to Hawaii for the 50th anniversary of Pearl Harbor in conjunction with the Arizona NG OCS class. Hawaii NG OCS hosted us. We laid down a wreath at the Utah, and the Arizona class laid one at the Arizona. That was a big honor for us.