|
USS Bowfin Submarine Tour
Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii
The USS Bowfin Submarine (SS287) launched on December 7,
in 1942, one year to the day after the Japanese attack on
Pearl Harbor. World War II the USS Bowfin was nicknamed
the "Pear Harbor Avenger". The submarine is now part of a
memorial park in Pearl Harbor, which includes a 10,000
square foot indoor museum, an outdoor museum featuring missiles
and other weapons, and tours of the submarine itself.
Copyright ©
Kathleen Walling Fry
Next Photo
-->
The USS Bowfin Submarine Tour Museum is located
next to the USS Arizona Memorial Tour and Museum.
The Bowfin Submarine Museum includes an outdoor
area, a 10,000 square foot indoor museum, and a
memorial honoring submarine crew members killed
in battle. There is an entrance fee for the museum
and for the submarine tour.
Photos of Touring the USS Bowfin Submarine
A collection of pictures taken on a self-guided tour of the
inside of the USS Bowfin Submarine and pictures taking
while walking on top of the submarine.
Indoor USS Bowfin Submarine Museums
The indoor exhibits at the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum
include artifacts from the Bowfin Submarine,
documents related to the submarine and its voyages,
and a Poseidon C-E Missile.
Outdoor USS Bowfin Submarine Museums
Outdoor exhibits at the USS Bowfin Park Missile Museum
include a U.S. military Regulus I Missile,
a Japanese Kaiten torpedo, a 40 millimeter Quad Gun,
the conning tower of the USS Parche submarine,
and other missiles, torpedoes, and weaponry.
The USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park is
located at 11 Arizona Memorial Drive in Pearl
Harbor. It is owned by the Pacific Fleet
Submarine Memorial Association. In 1986 it was
designated National Historic Landmark by the
United States Department of the Interior.
DVD
The Pearl Harbor Avenger
(Amazon.com)
Photo Credit: United States Government Archives
|
Related Links
Oahu Island - Main Menu
Islands of Hawaii
Hawaii for Visitors
Elsewhere on the Web
USS Bowfin - Official Web Site
National Parks Service - USS Bowfin Facts
Wikipedia - USS Bowfin
Pearl Harbor Submarine Base History
Aloha Hawaii - USS Bowfin Submarine
Hawaii Web - USS Bowfin Submarine
|
|
|
