The USS Arizona Memorial, closed since May because of damage to a loading ramp, is expected to reopen in March.
The Arizona is part of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, which also has sites in Alaska's Aleutian Islands and California's Tule Lake Unit.
The battleship sank in 40 feet of water during the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on the naval base, killing more than 1,170 crewmen in the bombing and subsequent explosions. More than 330 survived.
Despite efforts to recover the bodies, more than 900 remained trapped in the ship. Work on the USS Arizona Memorial began in 1960 and was completed in May 1962.
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