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

U.S.S. Bowfin (SS287)

USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park

— Pearl Harbor Historic Sites —

U.S.S. Bowfin (SS287) Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 12, 2008

1. U.S.S. Bowfin (SS287) Marker

Inscription.
Step aboard and dive into submarine history onboard USS Bowfin (SS-287). A restored World War II submarine nick-named the "Pearl Harbor Avenger". Launched December 7, 1942, she made 9 successful war patrols in the Pacific, sinking 44 enemy ships.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is December 7, 1792.

Location. 21° 22.122′ N, 157° 56.328′ W. Marker is in Honolulu, Hawaii, in Honolulu County. It is on Arizona Memorial Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11 Arizona Memorial Drive, Honolulu HI 96818, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

Globally, it is 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 marker: USS Bowfin (SS-287) WWII Fleet Submarine (here, next to this marker); A Legacy of Service (a few steps from this marker); Lost Submarine Memorial

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(a few steps from this marker); Mark 14 Torpedo (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Mark 14 Torpedo (a few steps from this marker); MK 14 Exercise Torpedo (a few steps from this marker); Mark 14: Early Failures (a few steps from this marker); 3"/50 Deck Gun (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Honolulu.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Mark 14 Steam-Driven Torpedo (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

U.S.S. Bowfin (SS287) Ramp image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 12, 2008

2. U.S.S. Bowfin (SS287) Ramp

U.S.S. Bowfin (SS287) side view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 12, 2008

3. U.S.S. Bowfin (SS287) side view

U.S.S. Bowfin (SS287) Enemy casualties image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 12, 2008

4. U.S.S. Bowfin (SS287) Enemy casualties

U.S.S. Bowfin (SS287) Flag-Don't Tread On Me image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 12, 2008

5. U.S.S. Bowfin (SS287) Flag-Don't Tread On Me

U.S.S. Bowfin (SS287) over looking Pearl Harbor image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 12, 2008

6. U.S.S. Bowfin (SS287) over looking Pearl Harbor

U.S.S. Bowfin (SS287) Museum in the background image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 12, 2008

7. U.S.S. Bowfin (SS287) Museum in the background

U.S.S. Bowfin (SS287) Pearl Harbor Avenger image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 12, 2008

8. U.S.S. Bowfin (SS287) Pearl Harbor Avenger

U.S.S. Bowfin (SS287) Sign at entrance to the Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 12, 2008

9. U.S.S. Bowfin (SS287) Sign at entrance to the Park

U.S.S. Bowfin (SS287) Second Battle Flag image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 12, 2008

10. U.S.S. Bowfin (SS287) Second Battle Flag

This flag was flying aboard Bowfin when she came back to the East Coast at war's end.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 597 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on March 12, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.