Ford Island - Features

Features

  • There are monuments to the USS Utah, USS Oklahoma, USS Arizona, USS California, and USS West Virginia on the island.
  • USS Missouri—which was the site of the Japanese surrender in WWII and was recalled into active duty for the Gulf War—is docked here.
  • Luke Field (est. 1919) is located here.
  • Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Ford Island is located here.
  • The Pacific Aviation Museum is located here. Currently, the museum, which opened on December 7, 2006, is housed in Hangar 37 and there are plans to expand the museum to Hangars 54 and 79.

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