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Here is my 2nd submarine that I could not pass up with great history. This is dedicated to my fellow shipbuilders of the USA past and present. Remember a submarine is a "boat" and not a "ship".
Launched on the first anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Bowfin completed nine war patrols in two years of wartime duty. One of the top-scoring U.S. submarines of World War II, Bowfin is credited with sinking 16 Japanese vessels with a total tonnage of 67,882 tons. On a noteworthy patrol in November 1943, Bowfin sank 12 vessels, only five of which were officially credited to the boat. Rear Admiral Ralph W. Christie, Commander of the U.S. Submarine Force, Southwest Pacific, lauded Bowfin's crew's achievement. "They fought the war from the beginning to the end of the patrol." In further recognition, Bowfin was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for this patrol. Bowfin was the boat selected by Admiral Christie when he went on a war patrol, thus becoming the only U.S. Flag Officer to be aboard a submarine during combat.
Bowfin was also awarded the Navy Unit Commendation and the Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation for her wartime service. This included sinking a record number of ships, laying mines, rescuing downed aviators, and supplying Philippine guerrilla troops.
Credit Link: <a href=[link]>bowfin
Cheers, Mike
Launched on the first anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Bowfin completed nine war patrols in two years of wartime duty. One of the top-scoring U.S. submarines of World War II, Bowfin is credited with sinking 16 Japanese vessels with a total tonnage of 67,882 tons. On a noteworthy patrol in November 1943, Bowfin sank 12 vessels, only five of which were officially credited to the boat. Rear Admiral Ralph W. Christie, Commander of the U.S. Submarine Force, Southwest Pacific, lauded Bowfin's crew's achievement. "They fought the war from the beginning to the end of the patrol." In further recognition, Bowfin was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for this patrol. Bowfin was the boat selected by Admiral Christie when he went on a war patrol, thus becoming the only U.S. Flag Officer to be aboard a submarine during combat.
Bowfin was also awarded the Navy Unit Commendation and the Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation for her wartime service. This included sinking a record number of ships, laying mines, rescuing downed aviators, and supplying Philippine guerrilla troops.
Credit Link: <a href=[link]>bowfin
Cheers, Mike
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3120x1755px 2.47 MB
Date Taken
Feb 2, 2002, 2:02:02 AM
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I actually have some Items from Capt. Corbus (later Admiral) who was the Bowfin's last commander during WWII. I'm a Navy vet and a collector, and picked up the items at an auction. I was stationed at Pearl Harbor back in the 1980's and did some volunteer work on the Bowfin which is on static display at the museum there. Amazingly they had hardly any personal items like uniforms, etc. onboard, so I put together some uniforms for various ranks and they used them. I also did some low level maintenance on a few things, mainly cleaning them. Nice to see the old Bowfin is still remembered.