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manner. That turned out to take a lot of As of June, 2006, Franko's Map of Pearl
time and effort.
Along the way I drew a side view of the
submarine USS BOWFIN, also known as
“The Pearl Harbor Avenger.” The USS
BOWFIN was called “The Pearl Harbor
Avenger.” because it was dedicated on
December 7, 1942, exactly one year after
the infamous December 7, 1941 attack on
Pearl Harbor. This was not nearly as
tricky to draw as the USS ARIZONA and
the USS MISSOURI. However, I confess
that I fabricated one piece of the USS
BOWFIN image - the propellers. I did not
know just how they are arranged, but
having worked at a naval shipyard as an
engineer many years ago, and having seen
dozens of submarines in drydock, I had an
idea of what it ought to look like and that's
what I drew! However, the rest of the
submarine drawing is pretty authentic.
One last detail about the present-day Pearl
Harbor rendering is actually ahead of its
time. I show the location and a brief
description of the Pacific Aviation
Museum on Ford Island. This museum
appears on the first edition of Franko's
Map of Pearl Harbor, which was released
on June 26, 2006, but the grand opening
day of the Pacific Aviation Museum is
Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 2006.
Therefore, this new map of Pearl Harbor
represents some kind of a press release to
the new Pacific Aviation Museum on Ford
Island. As the museum is developed and
opened in phases, each subsequent edition
for Franko's Map of Pearl Harbor will be
updated to indicate the changes.
Harbor was finished! I was never so
nervous about printing a map. The subject
of Pearl Harbor must be treated with such
high respect and regard that I was still
having worries about the quality and
correctness of the production. However, I
thought about my sudden awakening at
3am a month before when I had a clear
vision of how to lay out the map, as if it
were a gift from the Lord, and I
confidently went to the print shop with my
cd's, ready to roll. I had served the U.S.
Navy Fleet for a period of 14 years of my
life as an engineer, and now I somehow
felt as though I was serving the Fleet once
again.
Franko's Map of Pearl Harbor, Oahu is
loaded with compelling images, and
information about the December 7, 1941
attack on Pearl Harbor, and present day
Pearl Harbor. If you study this map you
will learn what happened on that dreadful,
infamous day. Side one of Franko's Map
of Pearl Harbor features a wonderful view
of Pearl Harbor during the attack of
Sunday morning, December 7, 1941,
known as the “Day of Infamy” when Pearl
Harbor was suddenly and deliberately
attacked by the Empire of Japan. You can
see the history laid out right before your
eyes. Each of America's battleships are
laid out on the map, with short
descriptions and stories of what happened.
The stories include the awful explosion
that destroyed the USS ARIZONA. It
depicts how the USS NEVADA attempted
to make a run for it, was beached next to
the Floating Drydock which held the USS