Arsenal: Pennsylvania-class Battleships in the Pacific War, 1941–1945
Arsenal: Pennsylvania-class Battleships in the Pacific War, 1941–1945 follows Pennsylvania and Arizona from the shock of Pearl Harbor through island bombardments, battle-line showdowns, and their very different final chapters. This episode traces how the standard-type concept tried to solve the problem of a long-range Pacific battle fleet, walks through the design, armor, and machinery that defined these super dreadnoughts, and brings listeners inside their cramped turrets, boiler rooms, and mess decks. You will hear how they fought at places like Pearl Harbor, the Aleutians, the Gilberts, the Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa, and what their legacy became. Arsenal is the Friday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and the podcast is developed by Trackpads.com.
