Editing USS Cod (section)

==Museum ship==
[[File:USS Cod, Engine Room, GM Cleveland Model 248 Engine.jpg|thumb|left|''Cod''{{'s}} engine room shown with her [[Electro-Motive Diesel|General Motors]] [[Cleveland Diesel Engine Division|Cleveland Model]] 16-248 V16 diesel engines]]

A group of Cleveland residents formed the Cleveland Coordinating Committee to Save ''Cod'', Inc., with the goal of preserving the ship as a memorial. On 25 January 1976, the [[United States Navy]] gave guardianship of the submarine to the group. ''Cod'' opened for public tours as a floating memorial on 1 May 1976. In 1986, the [[U.S. Department of the Interior]] designated ''Cod'' a [[National Historic Landmark]]. The memorial is open daily between May and November of each year.

Today, ''Cod'' is the only [[World War II]] United States Navy museum submarine that has not had stairways and doors cut into her pressure hull for public access<ref>{{Cite magazine |author=Robert T. McLaren |date=April 2009 |url=https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2009/april/museum-report-uss-cod/ |title=Museum Report: The USS Cod |magazine=Naval History |volume=23 |issue=2 }}</ref> and is the only World War II [[Fleet submarine]] that is still intact and in her wartime configuration.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Glenn |first1=Fontaine |title=WWII Submarine USS COD arrives in Erie for repairs |url=https://www.yourerie.com/news/local-news/wwii-submarine-uss-cod-arrives-in-erie-for-repairs |access-date=28 July 2023 |work=YourErie.com |date=14 June 2021}}</ref> Visitors to the ship use the same vertical ladders and hatches that were used by her crew. The ship's 5-inch deck gun, [[Torpedo Data Computer|Mark IV Torpedo Data Computer]], [[SJ radar|SJ-5 radar]], [[Sound-powered telephone]], and all five diesel engines have been restored and are fully operable.

Cleveland can claim partial credit as ''Cod''{{'s}} birthplace, since the submarine's four main diesel engines, and one auxiliary diesel engine were built at the [[Electro-Motive Diesel|General Motors]] [[Cleveland Diesel Engine Division]] on Cleveland's west side. ''Cod'' acquired two [[Electro-Motive Diesel|General Motors]] Cleveland Model 16-248 V16 diesel engines that had originally been used aboard another [[World War II]] submarine, {{USS|Stingray|SS-186}}. The engines are held in reserve for parts for the restoration of ''Cod''{{'s}} engines.

The ''Cod'' operates an [[amateur radio]] station, W8COD,<ref>{{cite web |title=Vanity License - W8COD - USS COD AMATEUR RADIO CLUB |url=https://www.wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=821244 |website=FCC ULS |publisher=US Federal Communications Commission |access-date=27 April 2020}}</ref> and participates in various [[Contesting|amateur radio contests]] and other events such as [[Field Day (amateur radio)|Field Day]].

On 13 June 2021, ''Cod'' departed Cleveland under tow to Donjon Shipbuilding & Repair in [[Erie, Pennsylvania]] for dry docking to repair and renew her underwater hull. The last time the ''Cod'' was in dry dock for repairs was in 1963 in [[Lorain, Ohio]]. ''Cod'' was closed to tours for approximately 64 days for a dry dock maintenance program.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Avery |title=USS Cod to set sail for first time in 58 years |url=https://www.cleveland19.com/2021/06/10/uss-cod-set-sail-first-time-58-years |access-date=28 July 2023 |work=19 News |date=10 June 2021}}</ref> The goal of the $1.1 million project, partially funded by a $395,050 grant from the Save America's Treasures grant program administered by the [[U.S. Department of the Interior]], is to conserve and restore the underwater hull of the submarine. ''Cod'' returned to Cleveland on 18 August 2021 to the 1201 North Marginal Road berth that she has occupied since her arrival in [[Cleveland]] in 1959.<ref>{{cite news |title=USS Cod needs hull repair, donations |url=https://www.fox8.com/news/uss-cod-needs-hull-repair-donations |access-date=28 July 2023 |work=FOX 8 |date=28 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=USS Cod undergoing $1.4 million renovation |url=https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cleveland/uss-cod-submarine-renovations/95-fdd0df39-f173-4457-95ee-abd6ebd5f457 |access-date=28 July 2023 |work=WKYC |date=9 August 2021}}</ref>

[[File:Cod return.jpg|thumb|right|alt=The Cod returns to Cleveland on 18 August 2021 after maintenance in Erie, aided by the tug Manitou |''Cod'' returns to [[Cleveland]] on 18 August 2021 after her dry docking project completion in [[Erie]] aided by the [[tugboat|tug]] ''Manitou'']]

On 21 June 2023, ''Cod'' celebrated its 80th anniversary of her commissioning during [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Powers |first1=Rob |title=USS Cod celebrates 80th anniversary of commissioning during WWII |url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/watch-live-uss-cod-celebrates-80th-anniversary-of-commissioning-during-wwii |access-date=28 July 2023 |work=News 5 Cleveland |date=22 June 2023}}</ref>