Honolulu in Honolulu County, Hawaii — Hawaiian Island Archipelago (Pacific Ocean)

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Mark 14 Steam-Driven Torpedo

Bowfin Park

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 12, 2008

1. Mark 14 Steam-Driven Torpedo Marker

Inscription. This was the U.S. Navy's primary torpedo in WWII. When fired, compressed air, alcohol and water were mixed and ignited in the combustion chamber to produce the steam that powered the turbines.

Weight-3,200 lbs.; Length-20.5 feet; Diameter-21 inches; Speed/Range-31.5 kts/9,000 yrds-or 46 kts/4,500 yds.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 21° 22.116′ N, 157° 56.328′ W. Marker was in Honolulu, Hawaii, in Honolulu County. It was on Arizona Memorial Drive. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Honolulu HI 96818, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was on Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor and Historic West Oahu.

Globally, it was in North America,

Polynesia,

the Pacific Ocean,

North Pacific,

the Pacific Rim,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: USS Bowfin (SS-287) WWII Fleet Submarine

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(here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Bowfin (SS287) (a few steps from this marker); Lost Submarine Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Mark 14 Torpedo (a few steps from this marker); A Legacy of Service (a few steps from this marker); MK 14 Exercise Torpedo (a few steps from this marker); Regulus (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Mark 14 Torpedo (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Honolulu.

Mark 14 Steam-Driven Torpedo image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 12, 2008

2. Mark 14 Steam-Driven Torpedo

Sign at the entrance to the Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 12, 2008

3. Sign at the entrance to the Park

Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 713 times since then and 60 times this year. Last updated on January 23, 2026, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 12, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.