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	USS Bowfin (SS-287) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		USS Bowfin (SS/AGSS-287), Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the bowfin, a fresh water fish of the eastern United States.
		Bowfin was laid down by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard at Kittery, Maine on 23 July 1942; launched on 7 December 1942 by Mrs. Jane Gawne, wife of Captain James O. Gawne.; and commissioned on 1 May 1943, Commander Joseph H. Willingham in command.
		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.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Bowfin_(SS-287) (591 words)

	Bowfin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The most distinctive characteristic of the bowfin is its very long dorsal fin consisting of 45 to 50 rays, and running from mid-back to the base of the tail.
		Bowfins are found throughout eastern North America, typically in slow-moving backwaters.
		When the oxygen level is low (as often happens in still waters), the bowfin can rise to the surface and gulp air into its swim bladder, which is lined with blood vessels and can serve as a sort of lung.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bowfin (178 words)

	USS Hawaii Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The ceremony was held at Bowfin Submarine Memorial Park, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii today, on the brink of the U.S. Navy's submarine centennial.
		USS Hawaii, which will be 377 feet in length and displace over 7,800 tons when submerged, will have a crew of 134 men.
		USS Hawaii is projected to be commissioned in January 2007.
	www.csp.navy.mil /usshawaii/release.htm (819 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.
		USS Bowfin received the Presidential Unit Citation for her second war patrol, the Navy Unit Commendation for her sixth war patrol, and eight battle stars for her World War II service.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/butowsky1/bowfin.htm (922 words)

	National Park Service: World War II Warships in the Pacific
		USS Croaker is missing two of her forward torpedo tubes, one complete diesel engine, parts of two other diesel engines, both periscopes, and much of her internal equipment.
		USS Torsk appears to meet the criteria for designation because she is the only surviving Tench class submarine that saw service in the Pacific.
		USS Torsk is particularly significant in that she fired the last torpedoes of World War II and is credited with sinking the last Japanese combat ships to be lost in the war.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/butowsky1/warships6.htm (878 words)

	bowfin on Encyclopedia.com
		Bowfins are also called freshwater dogfish; they are voracious and destructive feeders on fish and invertebrates and are sometimes cannibalistic.
		Bowfins are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Osteichthyes, order Amiiformes, family Amiidae.
		The submarine USS Bowfin was essential in the war.(The Dallas Morning News)
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/b1/bowfin.asp (456 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News
		Bowfin is the centerpiece of a 5-acre park that lies adjacent to the USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center at Pearl Harbor.
		Charles Hinman is inside the USS Parche Conning Tower on display at the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park.
		The 7,500-square-foot Bowfin Submarine Museum houses a 40-seat theater that screens documentary videos; a 32-foot-long, 65,000-pound Poseidon C-3 missile, which was carried on ballistic missile submarines in the 1970s; and an impressive collection of artifacts, including weapon systems, naval uniforms, original recruiting posters, battle flags and a nearly complete set of submarine war patrol reports.
	starbulletin.com /2002/12/15/travel/tsutsumi.html (1017 words)

	Navy Region Hawaii Information for Visitors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		USS Arizona Memorial and Visitor's Center: The USS Arizona Memorial is a memorial erected to honor the 1,177 men killed onboard the USS Arizona (BB 39).
		USS Utah Memorial: In memory of the six officers and 52 Sailors who perished on USS Utah (AG-16) the morning of December 7, 1941, the Utah Memorial was dedicated on Memorial Day of 1972.
		USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park: USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park is a memorial dedicated to USS Bowfin (SS 287) and other submarines that served with distinction during World War II.
	www.hawaii.navy.mil /Visiting/Visiting_Attractions.htm (1411 words)

	From Dictionary of American Fighting Ships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The bowfin is a fresh water fish of the eastern United States.
		Bowfin was recommissioned at New London 27 July 1951.
		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.
	hazegray.org /danfs/submar/ss287.htm (246 words)

	Uss
		USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) is an aircraft carrier based out of Norfolk, Virgina, with a crew and airwing of approximately 5,500 men and women.
		USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park's 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.
		The USS Arizona is the final resting place for many of the ship's 1,177 crewmen who lost their lives on December 7, 1941.
	www.star-trek-books.com /star_trek/uss.html (685 words)

	Historic Naval Ships Visitors Guide - USS Bowfin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		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 (275 words)

	PEARL HARBOR: THE USS UTAH (BB31/AG16( STORY
		Our goal is to further USS Utah's Internet presence, to add additional eyewitness reports, promote camaraderie among the remaining survivors, and to honor all who served on this grand old ship.
		USS UTAH (AG16) rests on the west side of Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and is not mentioned in tourist brochures.
		The USS Utah Memorial is one of two National Memorials at Pearl, the other being USS Arizona.
	www.ussutah.org (542 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.
		Tyree was commanding officer of the Bowfin during patrols seven, eight and nine.
	www.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=7396 (804 words)

	Pearl Harbor military museums
		The first of these is the USS Missouri, the last battleship the United States ever built, and the platform for the Japanese surrender which brought World War Two to a close.
		In addition, there is the USS Bowfin, a submarine which forms the nucleus of the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum.
		On December 7, 1941, the USS Arizona was tied alongside a pair of concrete mooring piers near Ford Island in what was known as "battleship row".
	www.richard-seaman.com /Aircraft/Museums/PearlHarbor (758 words)

	USS Bowfin Submarine Museum Awards Scholarships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (NNS) -- USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park awarded 26 scholarships to high school graduates, college students, Sailors and their spouses at an award ceremony May 14 at the museum.
		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.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=18424 (397 words)

	Hawaii vacation and Hawaii wedding guide - Information on resorts, spas, golf, honeymoons and wedding packages to Hawaii
		The USS Bowfin Submarine is a great activity for visitors to Oahu who are interested in American History- At the Bowfin 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.
		USS Bowfin was launched on 7 December 1942 and completed nine successful war patrols.
		USS Bowfin was acquired from the U.S. Navy in 1979 and opened to the public in 1981.
	www.previewhawaii.com /info/newsletter-archive/8.html (525 words)

	USS Missouri Goes to Pearl Harbor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Having the USS Missouri moored within site of the USS Arizona which was sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, "will serve as a reminder to all Americans of the many sacrifices made by their sons and daughters that culminated with the end of the Pacific war aboard the USS Missouri.
		A pier was built in 1990 in Pearl Harbor for the purpose of mooring the USS Missouri.
		One of the most significant features of the Memorial Association’s plan for the USS Missouri is the creation of a Memorial Park to integrate the USS Arizona, USS Bowfin and USS Missouri Memorials.
	www.battleship.org /html/News/Archive/MoToPearl.htm (1316 words)

	Hawaii 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Connor at the USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor.
		Oil deep within the sunken USS Arizona still rises to the surface.
		USS Arizona gun turret base breaks the surface of the Pacific ocean.
	homepage.mac.com /dcjakel/PhotoAlbum35.html (142 words)

	Aloha-Hawaii.com: USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park, Pearl Harbor
		The USS Bowfin was launched on December 7, 1942, exactly one year after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor.
		The Bowfin is one of only 15 U.S. World War II submarines that did not wind up as scrap metal or as target practice for another military ship.
		In 1980, the submarine was brought to Pearl Harbor and docked next to the USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center.
	oahu.aloha-hawaii.com /tours/uss+bowfin+submarine (463 words)

	HNN Liberty Call (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Any trip to the USS Arizona Memorial would not be complete without also stopping at the park.
		Like bookends to the Arizona Memorial and the USS Missouri, both reflecting the start and end of WWII hostilities, the Bowfin serves as a tribute to the hard fight for freedom waged both over, and under, the sea.
		In December 1980, Bowfin was moved to her present day location at Pearl Harbor.
	www.hnn.navy.mil /Archives/000218/Bowfin.htm (1046 words)

	The Bells Left Behind (by Colonel C.A.Jones USMCR)
		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.
		ARGONAUT and USS NAUTILUS SS-168 took Carlson's Raiders to Makin Island in 1942, partly because they were our largest submarines - and they returned to a heroes' welcome at the submarine piers, not far from where the chapel would be built and dedicated in 1944.
	www.ussvi.org /mem/jones.htm (1329 words)

	Travel
		When it opened to the public in 1999, the USS Missouri became the final piece in the historic triptych on display at Pearl Harbor.
		Most visitors come to see the nearby USS Arizona Memorial, the swaybacked white structure sitting over the sunken battleship where 1,177 men died on ‘‘the day of infamy,’’ Dec. 7, 1941.
		Across the parking lot from the Arizona’s visitors center sits the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park, which tells the story of the ‘‘silent service’’ that took the fight to the Japanese during the dark days of 1942 and 1943.
	www.gmtoday.com /news/travel/travel_vacation/topstory36.asp (666 words)

	Silent Hunter - US WW2 Submarines in the Pacific
		A submarine, the USS TAUTOG, it's.50 calibre machine gun, manned by Torpedoman's Mate Pasqual Mignon, opened fire on a flight of torpedo bombers and shot one down unassisted.
		USS Silversides was launched at Mare Island Naval Yard, California, on August 26, 1941.
		She is a fleet-type submarine (built to maintain fleet speeds averaging 17 knots) of the Gato (Drum) class.
	www.mikekemble.com /ww2/silent.html (2317 words)

	Pictures from Pearl Harbor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Paul on the bridge of the USS Missouri with the USS Arizona Memorial in the background.
		Paul on the deck of the USS Bowfin.
		The USS Carl Vinson is an aircraft carrier that is still active and was in port while we were there.
	paul.grigel.com /pharbor.htm (214 words)

	Travel Channel :: Must-See Attractions in Honolulu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		USS Bowfin Submarine and Museum features a renovated World War II submarine.
		And of course a trip to Hawaii is not complete until you visit the USS Arizona Memorial, constructed above the sunken ship in honor of those who died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.
		USS Bowfin Submarine and Museum, $8, adults; $3, children.
	travel.discovery.com /destinations/unitedstates/hi/whattodo_hawaii2.html (577 words)

	Downlink (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Members, family, friends, and fans of the “Silent Service” gathered at the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park on 1 May to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the submarine’s commissioning.
		USS Bowfin (SS-287) was laid down at the Portsmouth Navy Yard 23 July 1942, and was launched 7 December of that same year.
		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)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Submarine USS Bowfin of the Balao class
		Put on permanent display as a memorial at the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
		Bowfin in return is damaged by Japanese gunfire and is forced to terminate her patrol.
		The Japanese gunboat Nankai (2400 tons) and the Japanese troop transport Hokkai Maru (8416 BRT) are damaged by mines (laid by USS Bowfin on 29 January) off Balikpapan, Borneo in position 03.37S, 116.25E.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/3033.html (1083 words)

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