Wisconsin Maritime Museum
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Former name | Manitowoc Submarine Memorial Association |
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| Established | 1970 |
| Location | 75 Maritime Drive, Manitowoc, Wisconsin |
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| Type | Maritime museum |
| Key holdings | USS Cobia (SS-245) |
| Director | Kevin Cullen[1] |
| Website | www |
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.[2]
History
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The museum was founded in 1969 as the Manitowoc Submarine Memorial Association.[2] USS Cobia arrived in Manitowoc and was initially restored in 1970,[3][4] and in 1986 became part of the museum as well as becoming a National Historic Landmark and joining the National Register of Historic Places.[5] The submarine has been restored and has one of the oldest operational radar systems in the world.[5][6]
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.[4][5]
Exhibits
[edit | edit source]The museum offers guided tours of the Cobia as well as overnight stays on the submarine.[7][8] 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.[9]
See also
[edit | edit source]- Door County Maritime Museum, a group of maritime museums located within Door County
References
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External links
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