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Gift Shop Items – Proceeds support the Annual Scholarship Fund

Buy gifts and help us raise money for our annual scholarship fund! You may buy our Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum bag, which comes in two sizes; $2.00 for the large bag and $1.00 for the small bag. You may also buy a personalized USS Bowfin shot glass – with your or a loved one’s name printed on the glass for only $5.99 (items are pictured above).

To order call 808-455-1600

Scholarship

The Pacific Fleet Submarine Memorial Association Board of Directors is proud to announce that $100,000 has been made available for scholarships through 2020-2021.

The Pacific Fleet Submarine Memorial Association awards scholarships every year to students, spouses, and submariners who are stationed at Pearl Harbor. The scholarship was started in 1985 and over the years over $1,000,000 has been awarded to hundreds of submariners and their families. For more information click here.

The Jordan family of four – husband and wife Billy and Linda, and sons Jack and Callum – received a free tour of the USS Bowfin by Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum executive director Chuck Merkel. They also received a gift certificate to the museum gift shop and a complimentary lunch.

“Welcoming our 11 millionth visitor marks an incredible milestone for the Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum, and we are grateful for all of our visitors since opening to the public over 40 years ago,” said Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum executive director Chuck Merkel. “Thanks to our dedicated museum staff, this achievement underscores the lasting significance of preserving the legacy of the submariners who served aboard the USS Bowfin during World War II. It is a privilege to share this historic vessel and its stories with people from around the world.”

Named after an aggressive freshwater predator native to North America, the USS Bowfin was launched on December 7, 1942, and nicknamed the ‘Pearl Harbor Avenger.’ Over the course of nine successful war patrols in the Pacific during World War II, the Bowfin lived up to both her namesake and her nickname. Donated to the Pacific Fleet Submarine Memorial Association in 1979, the submarine was opened to the public in April 1981 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986.

Located at 11 Arizona Memorial Drive at Pearl Harbor, the Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum and USS Bowfin submarine are open daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., except on New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

For more information, call (808) 423-1341 or plan your visit here.

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