| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Battleship |
| Class | Wyoming |
| Pennant | BB 33 |
| Built by | New York Shipbuilding Corp. (Camden, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 25 Jan 1910 |
| Launched | 14 Jan 1911 |
| Commissioned | 17 Sep 1912 |
| End service | 29 Jul 1946 |
| History | On 25 July 1946, the venerable battleship was sunk in Test "Baker" at Bikini. Decommissioned on 29 July 1946, Arkansas was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 15 August 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Arkansas (BB 33)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Capt. William Hubbel Pashley, USN | 1938 | 1940 | |
| 2 | John Leslie Hall, Jr., USN | 3 Jun 1940 | 1941 | |
| 3 | Capt. Carleton Fanton Bryant, USN | 1941 | 5 May 1943 | |
| 4 | Capt. Frederick Gore Richards, USN | 5 May 1943 | Sep 1944 | |
| 5 | T/Capt. George McFadden O'Rear, USN | Sep 1944 | 17 Aug 1945 | |
| 6 | T/Capt. Wade de Weese, USN | 17 Aug 1945 | ||
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