Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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Wisconsin Maritime Museum
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Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Former name
Manitowoc Submarine Memorial Association
Established1970
Location75 Maritime Drive, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Coordinates 44°05′35″N87°39′22″W / 44.093°N 87.656°W / 44.093; -87.656
Type Maritime museum
Key holdings USS Cobia (SS-245)
Executive directorCatherine Green
Website https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

The Wisconsin Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in the Lake Michigan port and shipbuilding city of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.. It preserves and teaches about the maritime history of the Great Lakes and Wisconsin. [1]

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History

The museum was founded in 1969 as the Manitowoc Submarine Memorial Association. [1] The USS Cobia arrived in Manitowoc and was initially restored in 1970, [2] [3] and in 1986 became part of the museum as well as becoming a National Historic Landmark and joining the National Register of Historic Places. [4] The submarine has been restored and has one of the oldest operational radar systems in the world. [4] [5]

The Cobia was dry docked in 1996, and in 2022 the museum received a $500,000 grant to dry dock the Cobia again for regular maintenance and repairs. [3] [4]

Exhibits

The museum offers guided tours of the Cobia as well as overnight stays on the submarine. [6] [7] In addition to the Cobia, the museum displays the 65-ton Chief Wawatam steam engine and exhibits on shipbuilding and shipwrecks in Wisconsin, a model ship gallery, children's play exhibits and a temporary exhibit gallery. [8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "About Us | Wisconsin Maritime Museum". Wisconsin Maritime Museum. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  2. ↑ Nelson, Casey. "Officials Prepare USS Cobia for Dry Docking Project". WTAQ News Talk | 97.5 FM · 1360 AM | Green Bay, WI. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Oselen, Bryce (September 27, 2022). "Wisconsin Maritime Museum submarine to be restored with $500k grant". WFRV Local 5 - Green Bay, Appleton. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "Submarine USS Cobia". Wisconsin Maritime Museum. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  5. ↑ "A look inside the USS Cobia and the role Wisconsin-built submarines played in World War II". Milwaukee Independent. July 18, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  6. ↑ "USS Cobia & Manitowoc Subs". Wisconsin Maritime Museum. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  7. ↑ Groh, James (May 5, 2022). "Wisconsin's coolest Airbnb is a submarine". TMJ4 News. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Exhibits | Wisconsin Maritime Museum". Wisconsin Maritime Museum. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
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