USS Bowfin

USS *Bowfin*
	Bowfin moored at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,; where it is now a museum ship.
History
United States
Namesake	Bowfin
Builder	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine
Laid down	23 July 1942
Launched	7 December 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. Jane Gawne, wife of Captain James Gawne
Commissioned	1 May 1943
Decommissioned	12 February 1947
Recommissioned	27 July 1951
Decommissioned	22 April 1954
Recommissioned	10 January 1960
Decommissioned	1 December 1971
Stricken	1 December 1971
Status	Museum ship in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii since 1 August 1979
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Balao-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement	1,526 long tons (1,550 t) surfaced; 2,414 long tons (2,453 t) submerged;
Length	311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)
Beam	27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
Draft	16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) maximum
Propulsion	4 × General Motors Model 16-248 V16 Diesel engines driving electric generators; 2 × 126-cell Sargo batteries; 4 × high-speed General Electric electric motors with reduction gears; two propellers ; 5,400 shp (4.0 MW) surfaced; 2,740 shp (2.0 MW) submerged;
Speed	20.25 knots (37.50 km/h) surfaced; 8.75 knots (16.21 km/h) submerged;
Range	11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h)
Endurance	48 hours at 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged; 75 days on patrol;
Test depth	400 feet (120 m)
Complement	10 officers, 70–71 enlisted
Armament	10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (six forward, four aft; 24 torpedoes); one 4 in (100 mm)/50 caliber deck gun; one 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors antiaircraft cannon; two .50 cal (12.7 mm) machineguns;
	USS Bowfin (submarine)
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
Location	11 Arizona Memorial Dr., Honolulu, Hawaii
Coordinates	21°22′7.29″N 157°56′21.91″W / 21.3686917°N 157.9394194°W
Built	1942
Architect	Portsmouth Navy Yard
NRHP reference No.	82000149
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	16 November 1982
Designated NHL	14 January 1986

USS Bowfin (SS/AGSS-287), is a Balao-class submarine of the United States Navy named for the bowfin fish. Since 1981, she has been open to public tours at the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, next to the USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center.

Bowfin was laid down by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard at Kittery, Maine, on 23 July 1942, and launched on 7 December 1942 by Mrs. Jane Gawne, wife of Captain James Gawne, and commissioned on 1 May 1943, Commander Joseph H. Willingham in command.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Friedman, Norman (1995). U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. pp. 285–304. ISBN 1-55750-263-3. OCLC 30893019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 275–280. ISBN 0-313-26202-0.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 270–280. ISBN 978-0-313-26202-9. OCLC 24010356.
^ U.S. Submarines Through 1945 p. 261
^ U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305-311
^ Lenton, H. T. American Submarines (Doubleday, 1973), p.79.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 23 January 2007.
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[FriedmanSubs1-dates-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Friedman, Norman (1995). U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. pp. 285–304. ISBN 1-55750-263-3. OCLC 30893019.

[Register-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 275–280. ISBN 0-313-26202-0.

[Register_275–280-3] Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 270–280. ISBN 978-0-313-26202-9. OCLC 24010356.

[FriedmanSubs1-engines_261-4] U.S. Submarines Through 1945 p. 261

[FriedmanSubs1-specs_305–311-5] U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311

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[7] Lenton, H. T. American Submarines (Doubleday, 1973), p.79.

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History
Bowfin moored at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where it is now a museum ship.
United States
Namesake	Bowfin
Builder	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine^[1]
Laid down	23 July 1942^[1]
Launched	7 December 1942^[1]
Sponsored by	Mrs. Jane Gawne, wife of Captain James Gawne
Commissioned	1 May 1943^[1]
Decommissioned	12 February 1947^[1]
Recommissioned	27 July 1951^[1]
Decommissioned	22 April 1954^[1]
Recommissioned	10 January 1960^[1]
Decommissioned	1 December 1971^[1]
Stricken	1 December 1971^[1]
Status	Museum ship in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii since 1 August 1979^[2]
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Balao-class diesel-electric submarine^[2]
Displacement	1,526 long tons (1,550 t) surfaced^[2] 2,414 long tons (2,453 t) submerged^[2]
Length	311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)^[2]
Beam	27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)^[2]
Draft	16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) maximum^[2]
Propulsion	4 × General Motors Model 16-248 V16 Diesel engines driving electric generators^[3]^[4] 2 × 126-cell Sargo batteries^[5] 4 × high-speed General Electric electric motors with reduction gears^[3] two propellers ^[3] 5,400 shp (4.0 MW) surfaced^[3] 2,740 shp (2.0 MW) submerged^[3]
Speed	20.25 knots (37.50 km/h) surfaced^[6] 8.75 knots (16.21 km/h) submerged^[6]
Range	11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h)^[6]
Endurance	48 hours at 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged^[6] 75 days on patrol
Test depth	400 feet (120 m)^[6]
Complement	10 officers, 70–71 enlisted^[6]
Armament	10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (six forward, four aft; 24 torpedoes) one 4 in (100 mm)/50 caliber deck gun one 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors antiaircraft cannon two .50 cal (12.7 mm) machineguns^[7]

USS Bowfin (submarine)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark


Location	11 Arizona Memorial Dr., Honolulu, Hawaii
Coordinates	21°22′7.29″N 157°56′21.91″W / 21.3686917°N 157.9394194°W / 21.3686917; -157.9394194
Built	1942
Architect	Portsmouth Navy Yard
NRHP reference No.	82000149
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	16 November 1982^[8]
Designated NHL	14 January 1986^[9]