by Aubrey | Jul 16, 2025 | news, uss bowfin
Meet Our New Executive Director: Andrew “Homer” Ring Starting last month as the new executive director of the Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum, Andrew “Homer” Ring acknowledges the legacy of the USS Bowfin submarine and the brave men and women that she honors. “As a...
by Aubrey | May 25, 2025 | news, uss bowfin
Museum Executive Director Chuck Merkel Wraps Up Nine Years Heading the Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum The Pacific Fleet Submarine Memorial Association’s annual meeting every May 1 commemorates the commissioning of the USS Bowfin submarine into service. This year’s...
by Aubrey | Apr 28, 2025 | education, hawaii history, Military, non-profit, Nonprofit, Pacific Fleet Museum, us navy, uss bowfin
2025 Kama‘aina Sunday Event Thanks to everyone who came out for our Kamaʻāina Sunday event held earlier this month in celebration of the U.S. Navy’s Submarine Force’s 125th birthday. It was such a joy welcoming local families, students, and service members to step...
by superadmin | Nov 30, 2021 | 80th National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, Hawaii Museum, pearl harbor, pearl harbor museum, uss bowfin, wwii
Photograph taken from a Japanese plane during the torpedo attack on ships moored on both sides of Ford Island shortly after the beginning of the Pearl Harbor attack.Imperial Japanese Navy – Official U.S. Navy photograph NH 50930On December 6, 1941, a day prior...
by superadmin | Oct 1, 2020 | museum, Nonprofit, pearl harbor, Submarine History, uss bowfin
The Waterfront Memorial and the USS Bowfin (SS-287) submarine moored at Pearl Harbor.Despite the second mandated shutdown on Oahu, we have continued to execute our renovation project. We are happy to inform you that the construction phase of our renovation is complete...
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,...
