National Historic Landmark · military museum · Honolulu, Hawaii

Uss Bowfin

Balao-class submarine of the US Navy in Honolulu, Hawaii. Added to the National Register in 1982, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1982Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
1991 USS Bowfin Museum2021-10-11 08 44 26 Boarding ramp for the USS Bowfin (SS-287) at the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park at Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii2021-10-11 08 44 44 View of the USS Bowfin (SS-287) from shore at the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park at Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii2021-10-11 08 45 21 View rear from the front of the top deck of the USS Bowfin (SS-287) at the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park at Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii
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What it is

Wikipedia · USS Bowfin

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 Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, next to the USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
Address11 Arizona Memorial Dr., Honolulu, HI
CountyHonolulu County
ListedNov 16, 1982
Reference number82000149
ArchitectPortsmouth Naval Shipyard
Type of placemilitary museum, attack submarine, museum ship
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address11 Arizona Memorial Dr., Honolulu, HI
Coordinates21.36873, -157.93942 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitPearl Harbor National Memorial · 0 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 82000149. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.