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The USS Cobia, a World War II submarine, has returned to the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc.
The submarine spent more than a month in Sturgeon Bay for extensive repairs and restoration.
Work included hull cleaning, structural repairs and a complete repainting of the vessel.
The project was funded by $1.5 million in donations, including a significant state grant.
MANITOWOC – USS Cobia is home.
The World War II submarine that was built in 1943 in Connecticut and completed six war patrols returned Oct. 15 to its resting place since 1970 alongside the Wisconsin Maritime Museum .
Cobia spent more than a month in dry dock at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay having left the Manitowoc harbor and traveled through Lake Michigan with a tugboat Sept.