Other artifacts from the ship, such as items from the ship's silver service, are on permanent exhibit in the Arizona State Capitol Museum.
On 6 December, the repair ship Vestal came alongside to assist the ship's crew with minor repairs.
Esther Ross, the daughter of an Arizona pioneer family, was given the honors of ship sponsor and christening.
The ship's main gun turrets were modified to increase the maximum elevation of their guns to 30°.
Arizona rarely ventured into the ocean for fear of U-boats, and when she did, it was only in the company of other battleships and escort ships.
A mast and anchor from Arizona are in Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza just east of the Arizona state capitol complex in downtown Phoenix, Arizona.
The next forwardmost hit was near the port edge of the ship, abreast the mainmast, probably detonating in the area of the anti-torpedo bulkhead.
The blast from this explosion also put out fires on the repair ship Vestal, which was moored alongside.
In Fiscal Year 1936–37, the ship was anchored for 267 days; the following year it was in port for 255 days.
Rear Admiral George Pettengill relieved Bryant on 4 March 1935 and the ship participated in Fleet Problem XVI two months later.
Shortly after 08:00, the ship was attacked by 10 Nakajima B5N "Kate" torpedo bombers, five each from the carriers Kaga and Hiryū.
The Pennsylvania-class design continued the all-or-nothing principle of armoring only the most important areas of the ship begun in the Nevada class.
Shortly after the war began, eight of her 5-inch guns (the four guns furthest forward and the sternmost four guns) were removed to equip merchant ships.
The near miss off the port bow is believed to have caused observers to believe that the ship had been torpedoed, although no torpedo damage has been found.
