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	USS Bowfin (SS-287) - Biocrawler
		Bowfin was laid down by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard at Kittery, Maine on 23 July 1942; launched on 7 December, 1942 by Mrs.
		Bowfin was decommissioned on 12 February, 1947 and placed in reserve at New London in Connecticut, until recommissioned on 27 July 1951.
		Bowfin was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for her 2nd offensive war patrol and the Navy Unit Commendation for her 6th offensive war patrol and eight battle stars for her World War II.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/USS_Bowfin_%28SS-287%29 (561 words)

	Bowfin
		Bowfin (SS-287) was laid down by the Portsmouth CN.H.) Navy Yard on 23 July 1942; launched on 7 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs.
		Later in the day, members of Bowfin’s crew heard distant explosions and inferred that Billfish was going after the remnants of the convoy, a conclusion which proved to be correct, for their sister ship managed to damage two Japanese ships totaling about 12,000 tons.
		Despite the efforts of the enemy escorts and of five circling Japanese aircraft, Bowfin attacked the convoy but could not follow the progress of her torpedoes because one of them had boomeranged and threatened her by running in a circular pattern.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/b8/bowfin-i.htm (2852 words)

	Pearl Harbor.com - USS Bowfin Submarine Museum
		USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park's mission is to restore and preserve the WWII submarine USS Bowfin (SS-287).
		The USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park is operated by the non-profit Pacific Fleet Submarine Memorial Association.
		USS Bowfin was acquired from the U.S. Navy in 1979 and opened to the public in 1981.
	www.pearl-harbor.com /bowfin/bowfin.html (479 words)

	USS Bowfin (SS-287) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		USS Bowfin (SS-287) was a Balao class submarine laid down by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard at Kittery in Maine on 23 July 1942, launched on 7 December, 1942 by Mrs.
		Bowfin completed nine offensive war patrols between 16 August, 1943 and 4 July, 1945 and sank sixteen enemy vessels for a total of 67,882 tons.
		Bowfin was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for her 2nd offensive war patrol and the Navy Unit Commendation for her 6th offensive war patrol.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-USS_Bowfin_(SS-287).html (422 words)

	Definition of USS Bowfin (SS-287)
		USS Bowfin (SS-287) was a Balao-class submarine laid down by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard at Kittery, Maine on 23 July 1942, launched on 7 December, 1942 by Mrs.
		The USS Bowfin was decommissioned on 12 February, 1947 and placed in reserve at New London in Connecticut until recommissioned on 27 July 1951.
		Bowfin was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for her 2nd offensive war patrol and the Navy Unit Commendation for her 6th offensive war patrol.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/USS_Bowfin_%28SS-287%29 (444 words)

	From Dictionary of American Fighting Ships
		The bowfin is a fresh water fish of the eastern United States.
		Bowfin (SS-287) was launched 7 December 1942 by Portsmouth Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs.
		Bowfin received the Presidential Unit Citation for her second war patrol, the Navy Unit Commendation for her sixth war patrol, and eight battle stars during World War II.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/submar/ss287.htm (246 words)

	Submarine Photo Index
		Closeup view of the fairweather and stern of the Bowfin (SS-287), at Pearl Harbor, probably after she was decommissioned 1 December 1971.
		The firing detail was part of the ceremonies at the Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park commemorating the 60th anniversary of Bowfin's commissioning.
		Bowfin has served as a floating museum for 23 years, and is moored next to the Arizona Memorial Visitor's Center.
	www.navsource.org /archives/08/08287b.htm (814 words)

	USS Bonita SSK-3
		Bowfin was recommissioned at New London 2T July 1951.
		Bowfin was placed out of commission in reserve at Mare Island Naval Shipyard 22 April 1954.
		Bowfin received the Presidential Unit Citation for her second war patrol, the Navy Unit Commendation for her sixth war patrol, and eight battle stars during World War Il.
	www.navyhistory.com /Submarine/Bowfin.html (245 words)

	Artcom Museums Tour: U.S.S. Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park
		USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park's mission is to restore and preserve the WWII submarine USS Bowfin (SS-287).
		Bowfin Park's parent organization, the Pacific Fleet Submarine Memorial Association (PFSMA), is a non-profit group that receives no federal or state funding to assist in its mission.
		USS Bowfin Submarine Musuem and Park is home to the historic WWII submarine USS Bowfin (SS-287), also known as the "Pearl Harbor Avenger." This restored WWII submarine is one of only 15 U.S. WWII submarines still in existence today.
	www.artcom.com /Museums/vs/sz/96818-31.htm (326 words)

	USS Bowfin SS 287 Second War Patrol
		During the fl night of November 26th Bowfin's faulty SJ radar suddenly gave contacts at 1,000 and 4,000 yards.
		Crashing through the rough seas, on the surface, Bowfin torpedoed and sank the 5,000 ton Ogurasan Maru and the 5,400 ton freighter, Tainan Maru.
		Bowfin approached the merchantmen on the surface, and in poor visibility at 3:15 a.m., sank the cargo ship, Sydney Maru, and the tanker, Tonan Maru.
	www.crwflags.com /chesbase/z-bowfin.html (381 words)

	Historic Naval Ships Visitors Guide - USS Bowfin
		On a noteworthy patrol in November 1943, Bowfin sank 12 vessels, only five of which were officially credited to the boat.
		Bowfin was the boat selected by Admiral Christie when he went on a war patrol, thus becoming the only U.S. Flag Officer to be aboard a submarine during combat.
		Bowfin was also awarded the Navy Unit Commendation and the Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation for her wartime service.
	www.hnsa.org /ships/bowfin.htm (283 words)

	USS Bowfin (SS-287) at AllExperts
		Bowfin was laid down by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard at Kittery, Maine on 23 July 1942; launched on 7 December, 1942 by Mrs.
		Bowfin was decommissioned on 12 February, 1947 and placed in reserve at New London in Connecticut, until recommissioned on 27 July 1951.
		Bowfin was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for her 2nd offensive war patrol and the Navy Unit Commendation for her 6th offensive war patrol and eight battle stars for her World War II.
	en.allexperts.com /e/u/us/uss_bowfin_(ss-287).htm (621 words)

	bnbHawaii.com \| Pearl Harbor, Oahu
		Their mission is to restore and preserve the World War II submarine USS Bowfin (SS-287), and submarine-related artifacts on our grounds and in the Museum.
		Bowfin Park's parent organization, the Pacific Fleet Submarine Memorial Association (PFSMA), is a non-profit group that receives no state or federal funding.
		USS Bowfin was acquired from the U.S. Navy in 1979 and opened to the public in 1981.
	www.bnbhawaii.com /oahu_pearl_harbor.asp (461 words)

	USS Bowfin (SS-287) operated out of Brisbane Submarine Base, Queensland during WW2
		USS Bowfin (SS-287), under the command of CDR Joseph Harris Willingham, USN, left New London on 1 July 1943 headed for the Brisbane Submarine Base via the Panama Canal.
		USS Bowfin arrived in Brisbane on 10 August 1943 and was tied up alongside USS Fulton (AS-11) for post-voyage repairs and fitting out.
		USS Bowfin was 95 metres long, with a beam of 8 metres.
	www.ozatwar.com /usnavy/ussbowfin.htm (143 words)

	Submarine Photo Index
		Bowfin (SS-287) standing out from Bisbane en route to Darwin and the beginning of her first War Patrol.
		She returned to Fremantle at the end of the patrol which was to be her base of operations for five war Patrols.
		Bowfin's (SS-287) crew receiving the Presidential Unit Citation from Admiral Christie upon return from the second War Patrol.
	www.navsource.org /archives/08/08287a.htm (942 words)

	HNN Liberty Call (Site not responding. Last check: )
		USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park's mission is to restore and preserve the WWII submarine USS Bowfin (SS-287), and to display her and other submarine related artifacts to the public, for the education and enjoyment of all.
		Bowfin serves as a tribute to the hard fight for freedom waged over and under the sea.
		Bowfin now has a web site that has information for everyone, including a site for children so that they may also learn the history of WWII and the submarine fleet.
	www.hnn.navy.mil /Archives/010323/bowfin_0323.htm (1025 words)

	USS Arizona - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
		The USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park honors the submarine known as the "Pearl Harbor Avenger." Bowfin lies just a few yards from the USS Arizona memorial, yet is a well-kept secret compared to her famous neighbor.
		The Bowfin is very well preserved as a World War II submarine, not having been "modernized" to the extent so many of her sisters were.
		The Bowfin Museum and Park shares parking space with the USS Arizona Memorial.
	www.taskforce1.org /bowfin1.htm (236 words)

	The Role Of The Curator In Historic Ship Preservation
		The bell should have been turned over to the Naval Historical Center, along with other items of historic significance on board the boat as she was being mothballed, but the bell was not accounted for.
		We were particularly pleased that this artifact would be at Bowfin Park in time for a reunion of Bowfin's WWII crew, scheduled for that fall.
		However, much as the thought of returning the bell to its original location on Bowfin's deck was an enticing one, I chose instead to place the bell on exhibit in the museum.
	www.maritime.org /conf/conf-sendzikas.htm (3013 words)

	National Park Service: World War II Warships in the Pacific
		USS Bowfin (SS 236) was launched at Portsmouth, New Hampshire on December 7, 1942, and was commissioned there on May 1, 1943.
		The pressure hull of USS Bowfin is reinforced with high tensile steel to enable her to operate at depths in excess of 400 feet.
		Although USS Bowfin operated primarily out of Australia during her wartime career she did sortie from Pearl Harbor for some of her war patrols and she did use the submarine repair facilities there during the war.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/butowsky1/bowfin.htm (922 words)

	Hawaii Trip (Site not responding. Last check: )
		When we arrived there was already a large crowd taking the tickets for the 45 minute tour of the memorial with a 23 minute film of the harbor attack.
		Since we had to wait 1.5 hours for the tour, we went to the USS Bowfin Submarine (SS-287) and museum and park.
		The USS Bowfin was a survivor, a victor of the war and was nicknamed the "Pearl Harbor Avenger".
	www.geocities.com /e_chng/travel/Hawaii/day02.htm (387 words)

	Submarine Photo Index
		Bowfin (IXSS-287) at the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
		Bowfin (IXSS-287), at the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii., 9 January 2001.
		Former Bowfincrew, including a former Bowfin Commanding Officer were in attendance at the ceremony.
	www.navsource.org /archives/08/08287.htm (1103 words)

	USS Bowfin Submarine Museum Awards Scholarships (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In attendance at the ceremony were crew members who served aboard USS Bowfin (SS 287) during World War II.
		Wilber Jackson, who served aboard Bowfin as a motor machinist 1st class from 1944 to 1946, was one of the veterans in attendance.
		Bowfin was commissioned Dec. 7, 1942, exactly one year after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and was nicknamed the Pearl Harbor Avenger.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=18424 (397 words)

	Former Crew, Today's Sailors Help Bowfin Celebrate 60 Years
		The firing detail was part of the ceremonies at the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park commemorating the 60th anniversary of Bowfin's commissioning.
		USS Bowfin's (SS 287) keel was laid July 23, 1942, and it was launched Dec. 7 of the same year.
		He said he was awed to be in the presence of such a historic boat as Bowfin and such heroes as its crew.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=7396 (804 words)

	USSVI - Memorials by State - Hawaii
		During my twilight cruise as Supervisor of Shop 51B at Subase, it was our electricians working after hours that helped bring the Bowfin out of mothballs and powered her up in her present location.
		Bowfin Park, Pacific Fleet Submarine Memorial Association - museum, sub, and outdoor display/memorial area, all grew out of this initial effort.
		It is physically located just outside of the base (north end) and immediately north of the Arizona Museum and landing (water taxi to the Arizona).
	www.ussvi.org /mem/state-hi.htm (1167 words)

	Bowfin / USS Bowfin SS-287 / Edwin P. Hoyt / Hardback / Submarine Book Store
		During her Pacific Word War II war action, Bowfin saw nine patrols and sank over 67,000 tons of Japanese ships.
		In the summer of 1945 Bowfin and eight other subs took part in “Operation Barney,” a top-secret patrol into the Sea of Japan.
		This is the book about her legendary career and the outstanding crew that brought her safely home.
	www.submarinebooks.com /BowfinHB.htm (148 words)

	Submarine Models, SEAWOLF, TRIDENT, LOS ANGELES, and STURGEON.
		However, she reported the contact to Bowfin (SS-287) that managed to sink the 8,120-ton passenger-cargo ship Kirishima Maru.
		In a surface attack, Bowfin got off a spread of torpedoes all four of which hit and quickly sank the 2,866-ton tanker Tonan Maru.
		One shell hit the submarine, causing considerable damage; but, undaunted, she got off two stern torpedoes which sent the 5,425-ton passenger-cargo ship Sydney Maru to the bottom.
	www.creative-woodworking.net /STURGEON/USS_BILLFISH.htm (1914 words)

	USS Bowfin (SS-287) / Robert F. Sumrall / SubmarineBooks.com
		Included is a list of the 1943 commissioning officers and crew, war patrol records and names of each commanding officer from launching to decommissioning.
		Technical data on Bowfin, includes photos of her battle flags, past crews and final home at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
		Sumrall is the author of "Destroyer Escorts Of World War Two" and "USS Bowfin (SS-287)." He has also written and illustrated a number of articles for the U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings and other naval periodicals.
	www.submarinebooks.com /Bowfin.htm (344 words)

	Bells Left Behind (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The bells - from the submarines USS Wahoo (SS-238) and USS Argonaut (SS-166) - were two unique reminders of the dangers submariners faced during another era, that of the submarine war waged in the Pacific in World War II.
		Memorials at the Bowfin Museum and at the Submarine Base list the 52 submarines lost, implicitly marking the deaths of over 3,500 submariners, most of whom remain lost at sea in graves that will never be found.
		A display case in the Bowfin Museum has a memorial to these losses: the bell of the USS Wahoo.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/cno/n87/usw/issue_10/bells.html (1347 words)

	USS PAMPANITO - The Restoration
		Through our participation in the Historic Naval Ships Association (HNSA), a federation that boasts an historic fleet eighty vessels strong, we have developed a network of historic ship operators that share the goal of restoring their vessels.
		Silversides (SS-236) continues to help, as have submarines Bowfin (SS-287) in Honolulu, Hawaii, Cobia (SS-245) in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Cod (SS-224) in Cleveland, Ohio, Croaker (SS-246) in Buffalo, New York, Lionfish (SS-298) in Fall River, Massachusetts, Torsk (SS-423) in Baltimore, Maryland, Requin (SS-481) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the destroyer Kidd (DD-661) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
		Through them we have been able to replace the pressure proof speaker on the bridge, the valves in #1 main air compressor, the 40mm sites, peloris (TBT) binoculars, torpedo skids, and smaller items like dishware and linens.
	www.maritime.org /restmiss.htm (897 words)

	USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park - Honolulu, HI
		USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park's mission is to restore and preserve the World War II submarine USS Bowfin (SS-287), and submarine-related artifacts on the grounds and in the Museum.
		Submarine: Visitors are given a walkman-style cassette player that narrates their tour as they explore this historic WWII submarine to imagine what life on board must have been like for her 80-man crew.
		Directions: Directions to USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park are available to members only.
	www.eatstayplay.com /html/hi/a3194p496c2117.html (359 words)

	Downlink (Site not responding. Last check: )
		USS Bowfin (SS-287) was laid down at the Portsmouth Navy Yard 23 July 1942, and was launched 7 December of that same year.
		At the ceremony, retired and active-duty submarine skippers sat side by side with older Navy veterans of the war, and former members of Bowfin’s crew were on hand to tell the assembled audience about their experiences.
		The firing detail participated in ceremonies at the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park commemorating the 60th anniversary of Bowfin’s commissioning.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/cno/n87/usw/issue_19/downlink4.htm (1376 words)

	TORPEDO JUNCTION Military Books / Submarine Book Store WWII Sub Books World War 2 Submarine Books
		U.S.S. The story of U.S.S. Silversides SS 236, one of the top scoring U.S. combat submarines in the Pacific sinking 31 enemy ships of 100,685 tons.
		Fluckey's story of his five patrols in command of the Barb, for one of which he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
		U.S.S. Barb SS 220 sank the greatest tonnage of any American submarine in World War II and forever changed the way submarines stalk and kill their prey.
	www.sonic.net /~books (2115 words)

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