The two aft turrets and their guns and the three from #2 were used by the government later in the war.
The turret and guns of #3 and #4 were removed and became the US Army's Coast Artillery Corps Battery Arizona on the west coast of Oahu and Battery Pennsylvania at Mohapa Point.
The #2 turret guns were later installed on the USS Nevada and in the fall of 1944, received payback for the Arizona when they fired on Japanese forces at Okinawa and Iwo Jima.
I was unable to find out what happened to the two Army batteries on Oahu. It would be something if they are still in place, but I kind of doubt it.
Interesting History. --DaCoot
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