MANITOWOC, Wis. (WFRV) - Hundred of people cheered on the USS Cobia as it returned home to Manitowoc on Wednesday afternoon.

The World War II submarine had been in Sturgeon Bay for about five weeks to undergo repair and restoration projects. It was the first time officials have dry docked the vessel in almost 30 years. It took about eight hours for two boats to tug the USS Cobia all the way from Sturgeon Bay to Manitowoc.

"I think it means so much to this community because it's the piece of history that we hold for what Manitowoc did in World War II," said Wisconsin Maritime Museum trustee Logan Rooney. "Manitowoc built 28 submarines during the war."

The USS Cobia launched in 1943 during World War II. It made six war patrols and sank 13 Japanese vessels including ships heading to Iwo Ji

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