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During World War II, it built submarines, tank landing craft (LCTs), and self-propelled fuel barges called "YOs". [1] Employment peaked during the military years at 7000. The shipyard closed in 1968, when Manitowoc Company bought Bay Shipbuilding Company and moved their shipbuilding operation to Sturgeon Bay .
Karen Duvalle is submarine curator at Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc. This article originally appeared on Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter: USS Cobia World War II submarine is docked in ...
USS Puffer launched on Nov. 22, 1942, and on Oct. 9, 1943, during its maiden voyage, encountered an escort destroyer leading a large tanker.
Puffer′s first war patrol, to intercept Japanese commerce in the Makassar Strait–Celebes Sea area, 7 September to 17 October, resulted in several damaged ships but no sinkings. On 9 October, after damaging a merchantman ( Kumagawa Maru ), [ 8 ] she endured a nearly 38-hour depth charging from 2 Japanese sub chasers and was slightly damaged.
The Submarine Has No Friends: Friendly Fire Incidents Involving U.S. Submarines During World War II. Syneca Research Group, Inc., 2019. Syneca Research Group, Inc., 2019. ISBN 978-0-359-76906-3 .
MANITOWOC - Visitors to the Wisconsin Maritime Museum can honor D-Day while checking out a new exhibit: “The Role of Manitowoc’s Landing Craft Tanks in World War II.”. June 6, 1944, or D-Day ...
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.
The Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, which was located just miles from the museum, built 28 submarines during World War II. Standing on the deck, I was amazed by the size of the submarine. The deck ...