USS Bowfin
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Namesake | Bowfin |
| Builder | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine |
| Laid down | 23 July 1942 |
| Launched | 7 December 1942 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Jane Gawne, wife of Captain James Gawne |
| Commissioned | 1 May 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 12 February 1947 |
| Recommissioned | 27 July 1951 |
| Decommissioned | 22 April 1954 |
| Recommissioned | 10 January 1960 |
| Decommissioned | 1 December 1971 |
| Stricken | 1 December 1971 |
| Status | Museum ship in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii since 1 August 1979 |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Balao-class diesel-electric submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 311 ft 9 in (95.02 m) |
| Beam | 27 ft 3 in (8.31 m) |
| Draft | 16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) maximum |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed |
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| Range | 11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Endurance |
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| Test depth | 400 feet (120 m) |
| Complement | 10 officers, 70–71 enlisted |
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USS Bowfin (submarine) | |
| Location | 11 Arizona Memorial Dr., Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Coordinates | 21°22′7.29″N 157°56′21.91″W / 21.3686917°N 157.9394194°W |
| Built | 1942 |
| Architect | Portsmouth Navy Yard |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000149 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | 16 November 1982 |
| Designated NHL | 14 January 1986 |
USS Bowfin (SS/AGSS-287), is a Balao-class submarine of the United States Navy named for the bowfin fish. Since 1981, she has been open to public tours at the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, next to the USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center.
Bowfin was laid down by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard at Kittery, Maine, on 23 July 1942, and launched on 7 December 1942 by Mrs. Jane Gawne, wife of Captain James Gawne, and commissioned on 1 May 1943, Commander Joseph H. Willingham in command.