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USS Bowfin Ship Specifications
(SS-287) CLASS: Balao CONSTRUCTED Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire (actually located in Kittery, Maine) KEEL LAID 23 July 1942 LAUNCHED 7 December 1942, hence her nickname the “Pearl Harbor Avenger” SPONSOR Mrs. Jane Gawne, wife of Captain James Orville Gawne, USN COMMISSIONED 1 May 1943 COMPLEMENT Originally 70 men (7 officers & 63 enlisted), later increased to 80 men (10 officers & 70 enlisted) DISPLACEMENT 1,810 tons (diving trim); 2,415 tons (submerged) LENGTH 311 feet 9 13/16 inches MAXIMUM BEAM 27 feet 3 inches MEAN DRAFT 15 feet 3 inches (diving trim) FREEBOARD 12 feet 5 inches @ bow (diving trim) 3 feet 11 inches @ stern (diving trim)…
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USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park
USS Bowfin Tickets! – USS Bowfin Ship Specifications – Mission Statement: USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park’s mission is to restore and preserve the WWII submarine USS Bowfin (SS-287). Bowfin Park’s parent organization, the Pacific Fleet Submarine Memorial Association (PFSMA), is a non-profit group that receives no state or federal funding. The museum includes an extensive look at the fascinating history of submarines from the first daring attempt in 1776 to use a submersible in warfare to the feats of today’s nuclear submarines. The submarine provides an opportunity for visitors to go below deck aboard this National Historic Landmark, the Famous World War II submarine, USS Bowfin (SS-287). Launched on December…
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USS Missouri Battleship Specifications
Class: Iowa class battleship Length: 887 feet 3 inches Beam: 108 feet 3 inches Draft: 34 feet 9 1/4 inches Weight: 58,000 tons (full load) 45,000 tons (unloaded) Speed: In excess of 30 knots (35 mph) Boilers: Eight 600 PSI Babcock & Wilcox Main Engines: Four geared General Electric turbines Tank Capacity: 2.5 million gallons of fuel oil 30,000 gallons of aviation fuel 239,000 gallons of fresh water
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USS Missouri Memorial – Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
USS Missouri Tickets! – USS Missouri Ship Specifications – The USS Missouri (the “Mighty Mo”) proudly rides at anchor in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, next to the USS Arizona Memorial, the two marking the beginning and the end of World War II. The USS Missouri Memorial opened January 29, 1999 and is one of the most popular attractions in Hawaii. One cannot fail to be deeply moved by the historic significance of this great ship. She was the last battleship ever built and the biggest. She is almost 900 feet long and over 100 feet in beam and more than 200 feet in height. Each link in the 1,200-foot long chains…
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Waikiki Diamond Head Sunset Scooter Tour
Cloud 9 Hawaii Adventures is proud to be Hawaii’s first guided tour provider using state-of-the-art Cycleboard E-Scooters–rated the safest, most stable scooters on the market. We’ll take guests on an adventure around Oahu’s most iconic spots–it’s the best way to see the sights!
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USS Arizona Casualty List
– Ship’s Specifications – – Survivor List – Name Rank Service State AARON, Hubert Charles Titus F2c USN Arkansas ABERCROMBIE, Samuel Adolphus S1c USN Texas ADAMS, Robert Franklin S1c USN Alabama ADKISON, James Dillion S1c USN Texas AGUIRRE, Reyner Aceves S2c USN AGUON, Gregorio San N. MATT1c USN Guam AHERN, Richard James F1c USN Pennsylvania ALBEROVSKY, Francis Severin BMKR1c USN California ALBRIGHT, Galen Winston S1c USN Indiana ALEXANDER, Elvis Author S2c USN Arkansas ALLEN, Robert Lee SF3c USN Texas ALLEN, William Clayborn EM1c USN California ALLEN, William Lewis SK2c USNR Texas ALLEY, Jay Edgar GM1c USN ALLISON, Andrew K. F1c USN Missouri ALLISON, J. T. F1c USN ALTEN, Ernest Mathew…
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