This is a fairly new museum at Pearl Harbor. It is divided into two halves – one for World War II, the other for the years since. There are many many more displays than the ones I highlight here.This ring is a demonstration of the actual size of a submarine.Waterfront Memorial for our lost submarines. More than 4,000 submariners have lost their lives while serving in the US submarine force. Nine submarines were lost prior to World War II, 53 during World War II with 3,600 sailors lost, and four submarines lost since World War II. There is a memorial plaque for each of the lost submarines.The plaque honoring the USS Wahoo.Bell from the USS Wahoo.There is a nice memorial for the USS Wahoo in Wahoo, Nebraska. We visited that a few years ago. Pictures are elsewhere in this blog.The USS Bowfin is part of the museum, open for tours.USS Bowfin battle flag, showing its conquests.Advertising posters from World War II.Control panel from a Mark-80 Fire Control system, used in Cold War-era submarines.Maneuvering Room Control Panel for a nuclear powered submarine.Nose cone warhead from a Poseidon C-3 missile.This museum is pretty up to day with our submarine technology.This section is sponsored by the company I work for!My company builds these unmanned submarines!Forward stage from a Trident II D-5 missile.Several torpedoes on display.Bofors 40MM Quad Gun. This was the standard intermediate range gun on US Navy destroyers through the 1950s.
