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Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Wisconsin Maritime Museum
FieldValue
nameWisconsin Maritime Museum
imageWisconsin Maritime Museum 2025.jpg
former_nameManitowoc Submarine Memorial Association
established1970
location75 Maritime Drive, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
typeMaritime museum
website
coordinates
key_holdingsUSS Cobia (SS-245)
directorKevin Cullen

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

History

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

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

Exhibits

The museum offers guided tours of the Cobia as well as overnight stays on the submarine. 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.

References

References

  1. "Staff & Leadership".
  2. "About Us {{!}} Wisconsin Maritime Museum".
  3. Nelson, Casey. "Officials Prepare USS Cobia for Dry Docking Project".
  4. "Submarine USS Cobia".
  5. (2018-07-18). "A look inside the USS Cobia and the role Wisconsin-built submarines played in World War II".
  6. Oselen, Bryce. (2022-09-27). "Wisconsin Maritime Museum submarine to be restored with $500k grant".
  7. "USS Cobia & Manitowoc Subs".
  8. Groh, James. (2022-05-05). "Wisconsin's coolest Airbnb is a submarine".
  9. "Exhibits {{!}} Wisconsin Maritime Museum".
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