I love visiting museums and historical sites, and Pearl Harbor has been near the top of my “to do” list for some time. It does not disappoint. Here’s a sample of my visit to the Memorial including the USS Arizona Memorial, USS Missouri, Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, and USS Bowfin Submarine.
If you prefer straight up photos, the galleries follow below.
USS Arizona Memorial
The mooring pier of the USS ArizonaThe USS Arizona Memorial as seen from the deck of the USS MissouriUSS Arizona gun structure above the water in Pearl HarborOil still leaking from the wreck of the USS Arizona at Pearl HarborMemorial wall dedication at the USS Arizona Memorial wall with the names of the lost on December 7, 1941 aboard the USS ArizonaVisitors leaving the USS Arizona MemorialMooring pier of the USS Nevada in Pearl Harbor
USS Missouri
Looking up at the bow of the USS MissouriPatriotic walk to enter the USS MissouriLooking aft at the 16 inch forward cannons on the USS MissouriPainted numbers indicating the rounds fired by the turret on the USS MissouriLooking up at the USS Missouri superstructureSpot of the Japanese surrender on the USS MissouriView forward from the USS Missouri con toward the USS Arizona MemorialThe Kamikaze damage on the side of the USS Missouri Rear 16 inch gun turret of the USS MissouriBattleship Missouri docked at Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum
Douglas C-47 Skytrain fronting the water/control tower at the Pearl Harbor Aviation MuseumRestored Japanese Zero fighter at the Pearl Harbor Aviation MuseumJapanese “Banner for Battle” at the Pearl Harbor Aviation MuseumRestored SBD dive bomber at the Pearl Harbor Aviation MuseumRestored P-40E Warhawk Fighter at the Pearl Harbor Aviation MuseumRestored F4F Wildcat fighter at the Aviation MuseumB-25 Bomber commemorating the Doolittle raid on JapanRestored TBM Avenger at the Pearl Harbor Aviation MuseumDouglas SBD Dauntless undergoing restoration at the Pearl Harbor Aviation MuseumBell “Cobra” Helicopter at the Pearl Harbor Aviation MuseumNorth American F-100 Super Sabre at the Pearl Harbor Aviation MuseumNorth American F-86 Sabre at the Pearl Harbor Aviation MuseumF-16 Fighting Falcon at the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum
USS Bowfin Submarine
USS Bowfin submarine moored at Pearl HarborBulkhead hatch door inside the USS BowfinOne of the USS Bowfin’s diesel enginesLooking aft from the deck of the USS BowfinLooking forward from the tail of the USS BowfinDeck gun and conning tower of the USS Bowfin
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