USS Cobia information

	USS Cobia (SS-245)
History
United States
Namesake	Cobia
Ordered	9 September 1940
Builder	Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down	17 March 1943
Launched	28 November 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. C. W. Magruder
Commissioned	29 March 1944
Decommissioned	22 May 1946
Recommissioned	6 July 1951
Decommissioned	19 March 1954
Stricken	1 July 1970
Status	Memorial at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, 17 August 1970
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Gato-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement	1,490 long tons (1,514 t) surfaced; 2,070 long tons (2,103 t) submerged;
Length	311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)
Beam	27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
Draft	17 ft (5.2 m) maximum
Propulsion	4 × General Motors Model 16-248 V16 Diesel engines driving electric generators; 2 × 126-cell Sargo batteries; 4 × high-speed General Electric electric motors with reduction gears; two propellers ; 5,400 shp (4.0 MW) surfaced; 2,740 shp (2.0 MW) submerged;
Speed	21 kn (39 km/h) surfaced; 9 kn (17 km/h) submerged;
Range	11,000 nmi (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 kn (19 km/h)
Endurance	48 hours at 2 kn (4 km/h) submerged; 75 days on patrol;
Test depth	300 ft (90 m)
Complement	10 officers, 70 enlisted
Armament	10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 6 forward, 4 aft; 24 torpedoes; 1 × 3-inch (76 mm) / 50 caliber deck gun; Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon;
	USS Cobia (submarine)
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
Location	Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Coordinates	44°5′33″N 87°39′20″W / 44.09250°N 87.65556°W
Built	1943
Architect	Electric Boat Co.
NRHP reference No.	86000087
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	14 January 1986
Designated NHL	14 January 1986

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

Cobia was designated a National Historic Landmark for her service in World War II, which included service in the Pacific, where she earned four battle stars. She is now a museum ship at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Friedman, Norman (1995). U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. pp. 285–304. ISBN 978-1-55750-263-6.
^ "Submarine Photo Index".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 271–273. ISBN 978-0-313-26202-9.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305-311
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 270–280. ISBN 978-0-313-26202-9. OCLC 24010356.
^ U.S. Submarines Through 1945 p. 261
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 15 April 2008.
^ "Cobia, USS (Submarine)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2008.

[FriedmanSubs1-dates-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Friedman, Norman (1995). U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. pp. 285–304. ISBN 978-1-55750-263-6.

[2] "Submarine Photo Index".

[Register-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 271–273. ISBN 978-0-313-26202-9.

[FriedmanSubs1-specs-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305-311

[Register_275–280-5] Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 270–280. ISBN 978-0-313-26202-9. OCLC 24010356.

[FriedmanSubs1-engines_261-6] U.S. Submarines Through 1945 p. 261

[FriedmanSubs1-specs_305–311-7] U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311

[nris-8] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 15 April 2008.

[nhlsum-9] "Cobia, USS (Submarine)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2008.

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History
USS Cobia (SS-245)
United States
Namesake	Cobia
Ordered	9 September 1940
Builder	Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut^[2]
Laid down	17 March 1943^[1]
Launched	28 November 1943^[1]
Sponsored by	Mrs. C. W. Magruder
Commissioned	29 March 1944^[1]
Decommissioned	22 May 1946^[1]
Recommissioned	6 July 1951^[1]
Decommissioned	19 March 1954^[1]
Stricken	1 July 1970^[1]
Status	Memorial at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, 17 August 1970^[3]
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Gato-class diesel-electric submarine^[3]
Displacement	1,490 long tons (1,514 t) surfaced^[3] 2,070 long tons (2,103 t) submerged^[3]
Length	311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)^[3]
Beam	27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)^[3]
Draft	17 ft (5.2 m) maximum^[3]
Propulsion	4 × General Motors Model 16-248 V16 Diesel engines driving electric generators^[5]^[6] 2 × 126-cell Sargo batteries^[7] 4 × high-speed General Electric electric motors with reduction gears^[5] two propellers ^[5] 5,400 shp (4.0 MW) surfaced^[5] 2,740 shp (2.0 MW) submerged^[5]
Speed	21 kn (39 km/h) surfaced^[4] 9 kn (17 km/h) submerged^[4]
Range	11,000 nmi (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 kn (19 km/h)^[4]
Endurance	48 hours at 2 kn (4 km/h) submerged^[4] 75 days on patrol
Test depth	300 ft (90 m)^[4]
Complement	10 officers, 70 enlisted^[4]
Armament	10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 forward, 4 aft 24 torpedoes^[7] 1 × 3-inch (76 mm) / 50 caliber deck gun^[7] Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon

USS Cobia (submarine)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark

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Location	Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Coordinates	44°5′33″N 87°39′20″W / 44.09250°N 87.65556°W / 44.09250; -87.65556
Built	1943
Architect	Electric Boat Co.
NRHP reference No.	86000087
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	14 January 1986^[8]
Designated NHL	14 January 1986^[9]