by superadmin | Oct 11, 2020 | Artifacts, Bowfin Submarine Museum, pearl harbor, USS Trout, wwii
Letter addressed to and from Charlotte Brownlow Brownlow was one of the older and more experienced sailors aboard USS Trout. The average age of a WWII submarine skipper was only 32More than a few enlisted men lied about their age to join the Navy, and some were...
by superadmin | May 12, 2020 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, Artifacts, collections, Hawaii, museum
Hawaii Undersea Research LaboratoriesCurator Sarah Bellian explains the different ways in which a museum will receive artifacts (donations, gifts, loans, etc). Featuring our most recent artifact, light from Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratories (HURL) – Pisces...
by superadmin | Apr 30, 2020 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, Artifacts, history, submarine, uss bowfin, wwii
Various Artifacts Left Aboard USS Bowfin During Bowfin’s long service between 1942 and 1971 lots of items were mistakenly left on board, some stowed so well that we still find them today. A few of the most notable objects found are: an old “Welcome Aboard” pamphlet,...