Page 420 - Hawaii: Diving, Surfing, Pearl Harbor, Volcanoes and More

USS MISSOURI (BB 63) STATISTICS: Class: Battleship (BB)Length: KAMIKAZE There is a spot on the starboard side of the Mighty
Images on the Pearl Harbor Map
887 feet, 3 inches (308.2 meters) Beam: 108 feet, 8 inches (33.1 me- Mo’s hull where a Japanese pilot crashed his plane. Fortunately it did
ters)Draft Limit: 37 feet (11.3 meters) Full Displacement: 57,271 tons no significant damage to the battleship, but it was fatal to the pilot,
Accommodations: 189 Officers, 2,789 Enlisted whose plane bounced off into the sea.

TEAK WOOD DECK The USS MISSOURI has a wooden deck. This 16 INCH GUNS Nine massive guns could fire a 2,700 pound shell
is because wood does not create static electricity, which could pro- more than 25 miles (40 km.). Huge turrets (seen in cut-away) could
duce a spark, which would potentially ignite the black powder used turn the guns 90 degrees in 23 seconds, and could elevate to 45 de-
to propel the 16” diameter rounds from its massive guns. Teak holds grees in four seconds.
up better than any other wood available.
USS BOWFIN SUBMARINE MUSEUM AND PARK This museum
GALLEY The Mighty Mo’s galley cooked 6,000 meals every day. The and park have restored and preserved the World War II submarine
crew could consume over 100,000 soda pops per month. The word is
that the food was good - very good. USS BOWFIN (SS-287) and submarine-related artifacts are within
the park and in the museum. This wonderful site is presented and
OFFICIAL SURRENDER SPOT OF WORLD WAR II On the 01 kept up by the Pacific Fleet Submarine Memorial Association, a
Deck visitors can see exactly where the great war ended. The Surren- non-profit organization. You will find a highly-detailed and accurate
der Plaque here on the 01 Deck reads: “USS Missouri. Over this spot computer-aided drawing of the USS BOWFIN. It is especially inter-
on 2 September 1945 the instrument of formal surrender of Japan esting to see the sleek form of a World War II American submarine
to the allied powers was signed thus bringing to a close the second drawn like this, but it is much better to visit the park and actually
world war. The ship at that time was at anchor in Tokyo Bay, Latitude walk the length of the submarine, both inside and out. The descrip-
350 21’ 17” North, Longitude 1390 45’ 36” East.” From this spot visi- tions on the map are as follows:
tors can look forward and see the Arizona Memorial, and thus see
the site of both the beginning and the end of American involvement USS BOWFIN STATISTICS:Class: Balao Submarine Length: 311 feet,
in World War II at the same time. 8 inches (95 meters)Beam: 27 feet, 2 inches (8.3 meters)Draft When
Surfaced: 17 feet (5.2 meters)Displacement: 1525 tons Armament:
SHIP’S POWER She’s powered by eight massive boilers, running 10 21-inch torpedo tubes, one5-inch/25 caliber gun, one 40mm gun,
four electric turbines turning massive propellers. This enables her to one 20mm gun
cruise most efficiently at 16 knots, but with a top speed of 33 knots.
At 16 knots she uses 2000 gallons of fuel oil per hour. Attop speed she PACIFIC AVIATION MUSEUM The captions for the various hang-
uses over 10,000 gallons per hour. ars and phases of the museum are as follows: