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Wisconsin Maritime Museum
The Wisconsin Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in the Lake Michigan port and shipbuilding city of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.. It preserves and teaches about the maritime history of the Great Lakes and Wisconsin.[1] HistoryThe museum was founded in 1969 as the Manitowoc Submarine Memorial Association.[1] The USS Cobia arrived in Manitowoc and was initially restored in 1970,[2][3] and in 1986 became part of the museum as well as becoming a National Historic Landmark and joining the National Register of Historic Places.[4] The submarine has been restored and has one of the oldest operational radar systems in the world.[4][5] The Cobia was dry docked in 1996, and in 2022 the museum received a $500,000 grant to dry dock the Cobia again for regular maintenance and repairs.[3][4] ExhibitsThe museum offers guided tours of the Cobia as well as overnight stays on the submarine.[6][7] 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.[8] See also
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