Pearl Harbor - USS Bowfin

Yesterday we visited the submarine USS Bowfin at Pearl Harbor. You can read her history at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Bowfin_(SS-287)

If you enlarge the second photo you will see some of the principal instruments of the ship such as depth under the keel, bow plane angle, and angle of the rudder.

The third photo shows the men's mess area.

The fourth shows two of the four aft torpedo tubes.

The fifth shows the steel work at the stern designed to prevent mine cables from getting caught and dragging the mine to the hull.

The next photo shows a modern submarine heading out of the harbor. A closeup will show men on the deck.

After that is a photo of two of the Bowfin's four supercharged diesel engines. The two large stainless steel cylinders at the rear are the ship's fresh water distilleries.

The bottom is Captain Robert peering at the Missouri and Arizona through a periscope.