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BOWFIN, USS (Submarine)

Honolulu, Hawaii
County of Honolulu.
11 Arizona Memorial Drive
National Register Number: 82000149
 Resource type: Structure.
Property type: Defense - naval facility.
Congressional District: HI-1 Certified Local Government: NO
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Current use/information: Display in USS Arizona Memorial Park; http://www.maritime.org/hnsa-bowfin.htm.

Statement of Significance (as of designation - January 14, 1986):
As the only World War II submarine now at Pearl Harbor, BOWFIN (1943) represents the role of Pearl Harbor in the submarine war against Japan. She sank 16 Japanese vessels and received eight battle stars, the Presidential Unit Citation, and the Navy Unit Commendation for her service in World War II.


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