by Mark LoProto | Sep 7, 2018 | Attack of Pearl Harbor, Submarines, WWII in America
In the early morning hours of December 7, 1941, before the Imperial Japanese Navy’s warplanes reached Pearl Harbor, another group of vessels was moving toward the Oahu naval base. One of these was the ill-fated HA. 19, a Type A Ko-hyoteki-class midget submarine....
by Jerry Peterson | Jun 29, 2018 | Attack of Pearl Harbor, Battleships, Destroyers, Gun Boats, Heavy Cruisers, Light Cruisers, Other Ships, Ships, Submarines
There were 130 vessels of the US Navy’s Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor on December 7th 1941, the day of the Japanese surprise attack. Ninety-six of the Pearl Harbor ships were warships. Eight of these were battleships, seven of which were lined up along...
by Mark LoProto | Jun 18, 2018 | Attack of Pearl Harbor, Battleships, History, Pearl Harbor Tours, Submarines
Visiting Pearl Harbor is the best way of remembering those who gave their lives during the tragic events of December 7th, 1941. Spending time at the USS Arizona and Oklahoma Memorials, the Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park, Battleship Missouri, and the Pacific Aviation...
by Mark LoProto | May 25, 2018 | Submarines, Travel Tips, USS Bowfin, Visiting Pearl Harbor
One of the most popular sites at Pearl Harbor is located right next to the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. In addition to an impressive vessel, it features are both indoor and outdoor exhibits, as well as a waterfront memorial to the 52 submarines and over 3500 men who...
by Mark LoProto | Apr 23, 2018 | Pacific Theater, Submarines, Under the Surface, USS Bowfin
Today, the Bowfin submarine is a museum ship and memorial park, one of the Pearl Harbor Historic Sites. Launched one year to the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, she spent the next two and a half years living up to her nickname, the Pearl Harbor Avenger. Her...
by Mark LoProto | Mar 15, 2018 | Submarines, World War II Weaponry
In the early months of World War II, the US Navy was finding it difficult to get a leg up on their Japanese opponents. One of the thorniest issues was a piece of weaponry used by American submarines throughout 1942 and 1943. Though the United States had turned the...
