by superadmin | Oct 14, 2021 | astronaut, history, nasa, space, submarine, us navy, women in history
Kayla Barron poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas on July 12, 2019. (NASA/Bill Ingalls)Lt. Cmdr. Kayla Barron, one of the first women to serve on a Navy submarine, is now one step closer to being one of the first women to walk on...
by superadmin | Dec 30, 2020 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, distance learning, education, goats, history, navy, ships, submarine
“Billie’s Morning Bath.” Sailors wash their goat mascot on board a U.S. Navy battleship, circa 1907-1908. This view may have been taken during the Great White Fleet world cruise. Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold (NH 101549)Sailing animals are...
by superadmin | Sep 23, 2020 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, distance learning, submarine, Submarine History
This 19th-century diagram shows the side views of Turtle. In 1870, when Jules Verne wrote Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, the idea of a submarine was still a fantasy. While Verne was ahead of his time with the description of his vessel, he did base the idea of...
by superadmin | Jun 18, 2020 | Hawaii, museum, reopening, submarine, wwii
Health and Safety TipsUSS Bowfin Submarine Museum & ParkThe World War II submarine, USS Bowfin, will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. The Gift Shop will be open, but food service and some concessions will remain closed. These will reopen as visitation...
by superadmin | Jun 8, 2020 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, history, submarine, wwii
USS Skate’s Chicken MascotDuring WWII, many submarines carried dogs or cats as mascots.Dogs could serve a practical function, leading patrols onto foreign shores to search for food and barking a warning if there was danger. Cats have served as pest control on...
by superadmin | May 22, 2020 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, artifact, history, navy, submarine
USS Bowfin (SS-287) Souvenir Launching Ribbon. Pictured is a souvenir ribbon for the launching of the USS Bowfin (SS-287) from the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard on July 23, 1942. She was launched December 7, 1942 by Mrs. Jane Gawne, wife of Captain James Gawne and...
