The USS Arizona exploded and sank during the Japanese ... setting off more than 1 million pounds of gunpowder stored below. The resulting explosion launched the battleship 30 to 40 feet out ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Lou Conter, the last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded ... of gunpowder stored below. The explosion lifted the battleship 30 to 40 feet (9 to 12 metes ...