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Cobia (SS-245) (AGSS-245)

Radio Call Sign: November - Bravo - Quebec - Victor

Gato Class Submarine: Laid down, 17 March 1943, at Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT.; Launched, 28 November 1943; Commissioned USS Cobia (SS-245), 29 March 1944; Decommissioned, 22 May 1946, at New London, CT.; Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet; Recommissioned, 6 July 1951; Decommissioned, 19 March 1954, at New London, CT.; Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet; Redesignated Auxiliary Submarine, 1 December 1962; Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1970; Final Disposition, on permanent display as a museum ship at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, WI.

Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced: 1,1526 t., Submerged: 2,424 t.; Length 311' 9"; Beam 27' 3"; Draft 15' 3"; Speed, Surfaced 20.25 kts, Submerged 8.75 kts; Complement 6 Officers 54 Enlisted; Operating Depth, 300 ft; Submerged Endurance, 48 hrs at 2 kts; Patrol Endurance 75 days; Cruising Range, 11,000 miles surfaced at 10 kts; Armament, ten 21" torpedo tubes, six forward, four aft, 24 torpedoes, one 3"/50 deck gun, two .50 cal. machine guns, two .30 cal. machine guns; Propulsion, diesel electric reduction gear with four General Motors main generator engines, 5,400HP, Fuel Capacity, 97,140 gal., four General Electric main motors, 2,740HP, two 126-cell main storage batteries, twin screws.

Size	Image Description	Source
19k	Commemorative postal cover marking the keel laying of the Cobia (SS-245), 17 March 1943, at Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
18k	Commemorative postal cover marking Cobia's (SS-245) launching, 28 November 1943.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
52k	Burying of Ralph Clark Huston Jr. He was wounded in action on 26 February 1945 during a surface attack with 2 Japanese vessels. He died the following morning, and was then buried at sea.	Text courtesy of Karen Duvalle, Events Coordinator,Wisconsin Maritime Museum, www.wisconsinmaritime.org. US Navy photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
52k	Cobia (SS-245), underway, circa 1944-45.	Courtesy of Lester Palifka.
25k	Battleflag of the Cobia (SS-245), at the end of WW II.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
279k	Line up of decommissioned subs at Groton, CT., circa 1947. From left to right:Archerfish (SS-311), Flasher (SS-249), Cobia (SS-245), Croaker (SS-246), Drum (SS-228) & what looks like the Cavalla (SS-244).	U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Jack Treutle. Photo i.d. courtesy of Ric Hedman.
81k	Lots of children dream of participating in the launching of a real submarine. Some times that wish becomes true. John Robison is the 10 year old that is standing third from the rear of the conning tower as the T-1 (SST-1) floats on the Thames River at Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT., 17 July 1953. The fleet boat in the background is the Cobia (SS-245).	Official US Navy photo, courtesy of Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp. Photo submitted in memory of Clifford E. Robison, Electric Boat Co, by John Robison.
263k	December 1953 photo of four boats, among them the Cobia (SS-245), outboard, unidentified boat, the Trout (SS-566) and another unidentified boat tied up alongside the submarine tender Fulton (AS-11) during her role as the tender for Submarine Squadron TEN at New London, Connecticut.	Photo courtesy of All Hands Magazine & submitted by Ric Hedman TN(SS). Text courtesy of cshore.com.
57k	The Cobia (SS-245), is shown very shortly after it arrived in Manitowoc in its original berth on the south side of the river upon its rearrivial in 1971 as a museum ship at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, WI.	Courtesy of Larry Bohn.
25k	Cobia (SS-245), on display at Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, WI, post 1971.	US Navy photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
25k	Cobia (SS-245), on display at Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, WI, September 1989.	Dale C. Haskin
122k	Cobia (SS-245), dockside, on display at Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, WI., mid 90's.	Courtesy of Lester Palifka.
51k	Conning tower and forward 50 cal. machine gun of the Cobia (SS-245), on display at Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, WI, mid 90's.	Courtesy of Lester Palifka.
158k	Forward torpedo room of the Cobia (SS-245), on display at Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, WI, mid 90's.	Courtesy of Lester Palifka.
194k	Galley of the Cobia (SS-245), on display at Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, WI, mid 90's.	Courtesy of Lester Palifka.
226k	Control room of the Cobia (SS-245), on display at Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, WI, mid 90's.	Courtesy of Lester Palifka.
226k	Forward engine room of the Cobia (SS-245), on display at Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, WI, mid 90's.	Courtesy of Lester Palifka.
169k	Crew's mess of the Cobia (SS-245), on display at Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, WI, mid 90's.	Courtesy of Lester Palifka.
224k	After torpedo room of the Cobia (SS-245), on display at Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, WI, mid 90's.	Courtesy of Lester Palifka.
219k	Maneuvering room (Control console for electric motors)of the Cobia (SS-245), on display at Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, WI, mid 90's.	Photo courtesy of Lester Palifka.
19k	Cobia (SS-245), on display at Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, WI, January 2003.	Photo courtesy of Larry Bohn.
165k	It's alive! A certificate for working the museum ships on the air event aboard the Cobia (SS-245) in June 2009.	Photo courtesy of John Hummel.
207k	A certificate for working the museum ships on the air event aboard the Cobia (SS-245) in June 2009.	Photo courtesy of John Hummel.
1.1m	Cobia (SS-245) on display at Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, WI.	Courtesy of Bill Gonyo.
88k	Nice shot of Cobia's (SS-245) after engine room.	Courtesy of John Hummel. Photo added 07/31/11.

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Visitor's Guide to Historic Naval Ships - USS Cobia (SS-245)
Ep-21 (1) - Victory At Sea ~ Full Fathom Five - HQ
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