The USS Bowfin is a fleet attack submarine that fought in the Pacific during WWII, and helped to make famous the term, “Silent Service.”
Bowfin was launched on 7 December 1942, exactly one year to the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. She was nicknamed the Pearl Harbor Avenger, so it is fitting that she is permanently home-ported at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.Kim and I have gone into two other submarines during our travel adventures; one in Philadelphia and the other in San Diego, both of them from the old Soviet Union era.One thing that we noticed during our visit to this ship is the quality of the construction of these vessel. By that I mean that the inside of this submarine was brighter, more spacious, and overall, the internal sections of the ship feel better organized.And, as I mentioned before, these characteristics directly points to the quality of the construction of these machines; also, what were the priorities during the design and construction of these steel tubes.Roberto RamirezSent from my android device.