Original: She was commissioned in 1916 and served stateside during World War I. Arizona is best known for her cataclysmic and dramatic sinking , with the loss of 1,177 lives , during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 , the event that brought about US involvement in World War II .
Simplified: It fought in World War I . The USS Arizona is best known for its sinking during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7 , 1941 .