USS Cobia submarine
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The USS Cobia is a World War II-era Gato-class submarine preserved as a museum ship, renowned for its combat service in the Pacific and now displayed at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Cobia | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gato-class submarine
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United States Navy submarine ⓘ museum ship ⓘ |
| addedToNRHP | 1986-01-09 ⓘ |
| armament |
1 × 5 in/25 caliber deck gun
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10 × 21 in torpedo tubes ⓘ 20 mm anti-aircraft gun ⓘ 40 mm anti-aircraft gun ⓘ |
| associatedMuseum | Wisconsin Maritime Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awards |
4 battle stars
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Presidential Unit Citation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | 27.25 ft ⓘ |
| builder |
Electric Boat Company
NERFINISHED
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Groton, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Gato class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1944-03-29 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewComplement |
54 enlisted
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6 officers ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1946-07-22 ⓘ |
| designation | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| displacementSubmerged | 2410 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementSurfaced | 1526 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 17 ft ⓘ |
| fate | Preserved as museum ship ⓘ |
| finalDecommissioning | 1959-05-01 ⓘ |
| homeportDuringService | Pearl Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | SS-245 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1942-03-17 ⓘ |
| launched | 1943-11-28 ⓘ |
| length | 311.75 ft ⓘ |
| location |
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
NERFINISHED
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Wisconsin Maritime Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedSubmerged | 8.75 knots ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedSurfaced | 20.25 knots ⓘ |
| museumOpening | 1970 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | cobia (a marine fish species) ⓘ |
| notableAction |
Participated in lifeguard duty for downed Allied airmen
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Sank Japanese ships in the Pacific during World War II ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 86000086 ⓘ |
| numberOfWarPatrols | 6 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | Operational condition for demonstration purposes ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel-electric ⓘ |
| recommissioned | 1951-03-06 ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| sponsor | Mrs. C. W. Magruder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific Theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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