by Aubrey | Jan 21, 2026 | #History #WWII #DistanceLearning #Education #BOWFINandBEYOND, news
Exhibit Highlight: USS Parche (SS-384) Conning Tower This footage shows the conning tower of USS Parche (SS-384), which visitors can enter here at the Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum. Bowfin’s conning tower sits directly above her control room, but because of its tight...
by superadmin | Jan 19, 2026 | #History #WWII #DistanceLearning #Education #BOWFINandBEYOND, news
Exhibit Highlight: USS Lapon’s Battle Flag Ever wonder what inspired the unusual mascot on USS Lapon’s battle flag? In this reel, our museum curator shares the story behind the design and why a well-known baseball figure from the 1930s became the symbol for a WWII...
by Aubrey | Sep 26, 2025 | #History #WWII #DistanceLearning #Education #BOWFINandBEYOND, us navy
POW/MIA Recognition Day On the 3rd Friday of September each year, we observe POW/MIA Day to honor and remember the brave individuals serving in submarines during World War II who were captured as prisoners of war, including those who never returned home safely. These...
by Aubrey | Mar 21, 2025 | #History #WWII #DistanceLearning #Education #BOWFINandBEYOND, us navy
Honoring Women’s History Month As we celebrate Women’s History Month, we honor the courageous and trailblazing women who have shaped the U.S. Navy. From the first female enlistees to today’s top-ranking admirals, women have demonstrated resilience, leadership,...
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by superadmin | Aug 3, 2021 | #History #WWII #DistanceLearning #Education #BOWFINandBEYOND
Sailors man anti-aircraft guns during World War II on the USS Hornet. (U.S. Navy)Before the Second World War, there were two broad categories of fuses: impact and timed.Impact fuses are only detonated when they impacted or “touched” something, whereas timed fuses had...
by superadmin | Feb 26, 2021 | #History #WWII #DistanceLearning #Education #BOWFINandBEYOND
Women repair the Star-Spangled Banner on a set of makeshift tables in the room in the Castle then known as the chapel (now the Commons) in the West Wing of the Smithsonian Institution Building. Smithsonian Institution ArchivesWAR BACKGROUNDAmerican’s were angry with...
