Maintaining the Mark V Mod 1 Diving Dress

by superadmin | May 4, 2020 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, Diver, history, Mark V, museum, navy, submarine

Emerson Emory in diving suit c.1950As we learned in the previous video, What Does a Museum Curator Do, museum curators are often tasked with caring for artifacts within their museum collections. USS Bowfin’s Museum Curator, Sarah Bellian discusses the maintenance of...

#HiddenHistory: USS Bowfin Artifacts

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,...

What Does A Museum Curator Do?

by superadmin | Apr 28, 2020 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, curator, education, historian, submarine museum

Museum Curator, word cube with background.USS Bowfin Submarine Museum curator Sarah Bellain discusses her role as a museum curator.

Fun Fact: Submersible Watch

by superadmin | Apr 28, 2020 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, history, submarine, submersible, watch

Photo courtesy of Ernie TangFun Fact: Similar submersible watches were created for the Italian Navy by a Florentine watchmaking company known as Penerai. A top-secret operation, Panerai was the sole provider of measurement and precision underwater instruments in the...

How The Royal Navy Helped Make D-Day Possible

by superadmin | Apr 28, 2020 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, d-day, history, midget submarines, royal navy, submarine

Crew of a British X -Class midget submarine, part of the British Pacific Submarine Fleet, at his action stationThe 52 foot midget submarines, although tiny, were built to sink the most powerful German combatants, but ended up paving the way for British forces.Advanced...

#HiddenHistory: USS Pogy (SS-266) Photos

by superadmin | Apr 16, 2020 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, archives, hiddenhistory, historic photos, navy, submarine, USS Pogy

USS Pogy (SS-266) Photo Album This #ThrowbackThursday we’re sharing a few historical photos from the USS Pogy (SS-266) photo album. The photos range from personal photos of crew members with their families in October 1944 to their stop over in Honolulu, Hawaii...