Mahoney, and commissioned on 21 June 1943 with Commander James C. She was launched on 21 March 1943, sponsored by Mrs. The submarine's five V16 diesel engines were built by General Motors Cleveland Diesel Plant on the west side of Cleveland, Ohio. USS Cod (SS/AGSS/IXSS-224) is a Gato-class submarine, the only vessel of the United States Navy to be named for the cod, an important and very popular food fish of the North Atlantic and North Pacific.Ĭod is now a National Historic Landmark, preserved as a memorial and museum ship permanently moored in Cleveland, Ohio, and is open to visitors daily from May to November.Ĭod′s keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Company at Groton, Connecticut, on 21 July 1942.
4 × high-speed General Electric electric motors with reduction gears ġ1,000 nautical miles (13,000 mi) surfaced at 10 kn (12 mph).4 × General Motors Model 16-248 V16 Diesel engines driving electric generators.
Museum ship and memorial in Cleveland, Ohio since Seven battle stars for her successful World War II patrols 1951 December.Įlectric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut ĪGSS-224, 1 December 1962, IXSS-224, 30 June 1971 USS Cod (SS-224) underway off Block Island, Rhode Island.
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