Aside from a comprehensive modernization in 1929 – 1931 , '' Arizona '' was regularly used for training exercises between the wars , including the annual Fleet Problems ( training exercises ) . When an earthquake struck Long Beach , California , on 10 March 1933 , the '' Arizona '' s crew provided aid to the survivors . In July 1934 , the ship was featured in a James Cagney film , '' Here Comes the Navy '' , about the romantic troubles of a sailor . In April 1940 , she and the rest of the Pacific Fleet were transferred from California to Pearl Harbor , Hawaii , as a deterrent to Japanese imperialism
struck Long Beach , California
1933 Long Beach earthquake
USS Arizona (BB-39)