In conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic yesterday. From Yahoo! Answers.
Someone wrote them asking this question.
THE ANSWER: Both are considered grave sites, but not the same type of memorial. The Arizona is a war memorial and the Titanic is to civilians.
You can still see the wreck of the Arizona in the shallow waters of Pearl Harbor, but the Titanic is much too deep to be seen.
The Arizona is a war grave. On April 15, 2012, the Titanic became a UNESCO Protected Heritage Site.
A Tragic Centennial. --GreGen
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Are the USS Arizona and RMS Titanic Considered the Same Type of Memorial?
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