Two of our states had battleships that were sunk at Pearl Harbor, while the third had a battleship that steamed west from Maine and joined the War in the Pacific immediately afterward.
Miss Indiana was launched 16 days before Pearl Harbor, and joined the Pacific fleet immediately afterwards. She fought in numerous battles including Tarawa, Kwajalein, Truk, the Marianas, and the Battle of the Phillipine Sea. She was formally decommissioned in 1947.
Miss Oklahoma was launched in 1916, and rescued Americans from fighting during the Spanish Civil War. Unfortunately, she was struck numerous times at Pearl Harbor and sank with 429 lives lost. She was refloated in 1943 but never saw service again and was sold for scrap in 1946.
Miss California was launched in 1916 and served as the flagship of the Pacific Fleet from 1921 through 1941. She was also sunk at Pearl Harbor, with the loss of 100 lives. She was refloated in 1942, underwent major repairs and upgrades, and went on to fight in numerous Pacific battles such as the Marianas, Guam, Saipan, Tinian, and the invasion of the Philippines. She was hit by a kamikaze at Lingayen Gulf, but survived and assisted in the occupation of Japan. She was decommissioned in 1946 and sold for scrap in 1959.
Miss Indiana
Miss Oklahoma
Miss California
