USS Bowfin (SS-287) recommissioned

On 27 July 1951 Balao-class submarine USS Bowfin (SS-287) was commissioned for the second time with LCDR Charles C. Wilbur in command.
Following shakedown training, she sailed for the Pacific. After arriving at San Diego, California, on 6 October 1951, she worked from that port for the next two years, devoting her time to training operations and local exercises.