USS Cod

USS Cod USS Cod (SS-224)
USS Cod (SS-224), about 40 mi (64 km) south of Block Island, R.I., 1951 December
USS Cod (SS-224) underway off Block Island, Rhode Island in December 1951
History
United States
NameUSS Cod
NamesakeCod
Ordered9 September 1940
BuilderElectric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut[1]
Laid down21 July 1942[2]
Launched21 March 1943[2]
Sponsored byMrs. G.M. Mahoney
Acquired21 June 1943
Commissioned21 June 1943[2]
Decommissioned21 June 1954
In service21 March 1943
Out of service15 December 1971
ReclassifiedAGSS-224, 1 December 1962, IXSS-224, 30 June 1971
Stricken15 December 1971[2]
Honors and
awards		Seven battle stars for her successful World War II patrols
StatusMuseum ship and memorial in Cleveland, Ohio since 1 May 1976[3]
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeGato-class diesel-electric submarine[3]
Displacement
  • 1,525 long tons (1,549 t) surfaced[3]
  • 2,424 long tons (2,463 t) submerged[3]
Length312 ft (95 m)[3]
Beam27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)[3]
Draft17 ft (5.2 m) maximum[3]
Propulsion
Speed
  • 21 kn (24 mph) surfaced[7]
  • 9 kn (10 mph) submerged[7]
Range11,000 nautical miles (13,000 mi) surfaced at 10 kn (12 mph)[7]
Endurance
  • 48 hours at 2 kn (2.3 mph) submerged[7]
  • 75 days on patrol
Test depth300 ft (90 m)[7]
Complement6 officers, 54 enlisted[7]
Armament
USS Cod (Submarine)
USS Cod moored in Cleveland, Ohio's North Coast Harbor
USS Cod is located in Cleveland
USS Cod
USS Cod is located in Ohio
USS Cod
USS Cod is located in the United States
USS Cod
LocationCleveland, Ohio
Coordinates41°30′36″N 81°41′30″W / 41.51005°N 81.69164°W / 41.51005; -81.69164
AreaLess than one acre
Built1942
Built byElectric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut
Architectural styleSubmarine
NRHP reference No.86000088[8]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP14 January 1986
Designated NHL14 January 1986

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 oceans. She was launched on 21 March 1943, and commissioned on 21 June 1943.

Cod is now a National Historic Landmark, preserved as a museum ship and memorial permanently moored in Cleveland, Ohio, and is open to visitors daily from May to November.

  1. ^ "Cod (SS-224) (AGSS-224) (IXSS-224)". Navsource. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Friedman 1995, pp. 285–304.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 271–273. ISBN 0-313-26202-0.
  4. ^ a b c d e Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 270–280. ISBN 978-0-313-26202-9. OCLC 24010356.
  5. ^ U.S. Submarines Through 1945 p. 261
  6. ^ U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311
  7. ^ a b c d e f Friedman 1995, pp. 305–311.
  8. ^ "National Register Information System – (#86000088)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 9 July 2010.