a United Statesbattleship which was put into commission in 1916. Measuring 583 feet (178 m) in length and carrying 30 mounted guns, including several antiaircraft guns, the ship had a crew of 1,301 men. On December 7th, 1941, during the Second World War (1939–1945), the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor destroying several US ships including the USS Oklahoma. She sank after being torpedoed five to seven times within a fifteen-minute period.