National Historic Landmark · attack submarine · Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Uss Cobia (submarine)

Submarine of the United States in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Added to the National Register in 1986, and a National Historic Landmark.

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What it is

Wikipedia · USS Cobia

USS Cobia (SS/AGSS-245) is a Gato-class submarine, formerly of the United States Navy, named for the cobia.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
Address809 S. Eighth St., Manitowoc, WI
CountyManitowoc County
ListedJan 14, 1986
Reference number86000087
Type of placeattack submarine, museum ship, preserved watercraft
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address809 S. Eighth St., Manitowoc, WI
Coordinates44.09249, -87.65563 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitIce Age National Scenic Trail · 95 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

Explore

Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 86000087. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.