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Kaiten

Bowfin Park

 
 
Kaiten Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, November 12, 2008
1. Kaiten Marker
Inscription. One man Japanese suicide torpedo. First used in 1944.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 21° 22.134′ N, 157° 56.31′ W. Marker is in Honolulu, Hawaii, in Honolulu County. Memorial is on Arizona Memorial Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Honolulu HI 96818, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 40 MM Quad Gun Assembly (a few steps from this marker); USS Parche (a few steps from this marker); U.S.S. Bowfin (SS287) (within shouting distance of this marker); Mark 14 Steam-Driven Torpedo (within shouting distance of this marker); Lost Submarine Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Regulus (within shouting distance of this marker); Mark 37 Electric Torpedo (within shouting distance of this marker); USS Seawolf (SS-197) (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Honolulu.
 
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Kaiten-Japanese Suicide Torpedo image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, November 12, 2008
2. Kaiten-Japanese Suicide 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 June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 370 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 12, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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