The National Park Service in June is replacing its floating dock tied to the USS Arizona Memorial — meaning thousands of visitors won’t be able to set foot on the famous shrine for two weeks during the busy summer season.

From June 13 to 26 the dock will be dismantled, removed and replaced, the park service said.

“Visitors will not be able to disembark onto the USS Arizona Memorial during this time, although a boat ride to observe the memorial will still be available,” the park service said in a news release.

Rebecca Schwab, a visual information specialist with the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, which includes the Arizona Memorial, said about 4,000 people a day on average visit the memorial, with the figure slightly higher over the summer.

“The patience shown by those interested in the memorial is deeply appreciated,” said Valor in the Pacific Superintendent Jacqueline Ashwell.

Ashwell said in the release that the park service is grateful for the close partnership with the Navy, which runs the launches to the memorial, and the decision to keep the boats going out to the vicinity of the site.

The park service said the dock replacement is not linked to the 894-foot USNS Mercy clipping the floating dock as the hospital ship was turning in Pearl Harbor on May 27.

“This has been in the works since before that accident happened,” Schwab said.

The Mercy struck the landing dock, with a tugboat at the time reporting that the ship’s rudder contacted the structure, according to a Navy investigation. The landing dock was displaced about 12 feet. The gangway attachment and fasteners to the memorial, the landing dock railing and the boat bumpers were damaged.

Poor tug control by the pilot resulted in unexpected stern motion and a “loss of situational awareness with respect to the ship’s movement by the pilot and master (ship’s captain) for approximately three minutes,” the investigation found. The Navy and the National Park Service closed the national landmark for more than a week while the dock was repaired.

The new dock was constructed in Washington state and will be transported by truck to a staging area on Ford Island. From there it will be floated to the memorial, where it will be attached using anchor blocks and mooring chains, the park service said.

The news release said a series of skid-proof ramps will replace the combination of steps and ramps that currently provide walking and wheelchair access from the dock to the memorial.