USS Cobia deck plank

Updated on July 10: This has been sold.

Deck wood taken from the USS Cobia when it was overhauled

Date of Removal: 2023

Includes a Certificate of Authenticity issued by The Wisconsin Maritime Museum at Manitowoc

About the USS Cobia

USS Cobia (SS 245) was launched November 28, 1943, in Groton, CT. In June 1944, it began the first of six war patrols in which she sank thirteen Japanese vessels. By July 1944, Cobia had established itself in the annals of World War II sub history by attacking an enemy convoy bound for Japanese-held Iwo Jima. Cobia sank two vessels, including a troop transport carrying a Japanese tank battalion of twenty-eight tanks. U.S. Marines considered this sinking critical to their success in capturing Iwo six months later.

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.

Source: WisconsinMaritime.org

Shipping: $20. Please allow two weeks for shipping.