![]() ![]() Navy became interested in light cruisers near the end of World War I, which it had begun with only three older cruisers in its fleet. One of the most prolific warships was the Cleveland-class of light cruisers, with 26 completed during the war. There were aircraft carriers both large and small, battleships, destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines, landing craft, salvage vessels, supply vessels, tankers, hospital ships and many others. “Arsenal of Democracy” produced thousands of ships of all shapes and sizes for the war effort. SUBMARINE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II, NORTHEAST OHIO CHAPTER.During World War II, the U.s. The ship was decommissioned in 1972 and, following an intensive effort, was donated to the Cleveland Coordinating Committee for Cod, Inc. In 1954 it was again mothballed and in 1959 was towed to Cleveland to serve as a Navy Reserve training vessel. The Cod was mothballed from 22 June 1946 until reactivated in 1952 to participate in Atlantic Fleet exercises and joint U.S.-Canadian anti-submarine training. On 9-10 July 1945, the Cod rescued the crew of the Dutch submarine 0-19 in the South China Sea. The 312' long submarine also damaged 7 other major enemy ships and was itself depth-charged, strafed by aircraft, and survived a major torpedo fire. It sank more than 12 Japanese ships, including the destroyer, Karukaya, for a total of more than 26,985 tons of enemy shipping. The Cod operated in the southwest Pacific and made 7 patrols against the Japanese from bases in Brisbane and Fremantle, Australia, and Apra Harbor, Guam. Cod was named a National Historic Landmark in 1986. Its diesel-electric engines were built at the GM/Cleveland Diesel plant on the city's west side. It was launched on 21 March, 1943, and was commissioned on 21 June 1943. ![]() The Cod's keel was laid on 21 July 1942 at the Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT. 9th and BURKE LAKEFRONT AIRPORT) as a memorial and historical tour. The Gato-class submarine is docked on Cleveland's lakefront (N. ![]() COD (SS 224), named after the world's most popular food fish, is the last fully intact World War II fleet submarine in existence. ![]()
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