USS Cod

USS Cod
Country	USA
Role	Submarine
Launched	21 March 1943
Out of service	15 December 1971

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, named after the world’s most important food fish of the North Atlantic and North Pacific. Her keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut on 21 July 1942. The submarine’s five diesel engines were built by General Motors’ Cleveland Diesel plant located on the west side of Cleveland. She was launched on 21 March 1943 (sponsored by Mrs. G.M. Mahoney), and commissioned on 21 June 1943 with Commander James C. Dempsey in command. Dempsey had already won fame by sinking the first Japanese destroyer lost in the war while in command of USS S-37, a tiny World War I-era submarine.

Source: USS Cod on Wikipedia

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General Characteristics and Role

The USS Cod (SS-224) is a Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy, built during World War II. The Gato-class represented the first mass-produced fleet submarines designed for long-range patrols in the Pacific. The Cod conducted seven war patrols against Japanese forces, sinking 12 enemy vessels and earning seven battle stars. She is one of the most famous surviving US submarines, recognized for a unique action in July 1945 when her crew rescued 48 Dutch and Indonesian sailors and airmen from the grounded Dutch submarine O-19 in the South China Sea. Unable to transfer the large number of rescued men to a ship, the Cod successfully communicated with the O-19’s crew and, when the Dutch sub could not be freed, sank it with torpedoes before sailing to safety. The Cod is now a museum ship in Cleveland, Ohio.

Property	Typical Value (Gato-Class)
Role	Fleet Submarine (World War II)
National Origin	United States
Builder	Electric Boat Company (Groton, Connecticut)
Commissioned	21 June 1943
Displacement (Surfaced)	1,526 long tons (1,550 t)
Displacement (Submerged)	2,424 long tons (2,463 t)
Length Overall	95.02 m (311 ft 9 in)
Beam	8.31 m (27 ft 3 in)
Test Depth	90 m (300 ft) (Later increased)
Crew	6 officers, 54 enlisted men

Powerplant and Performance

Powerplant (Surfaced): 4 x General Motors 16-278A V16 diesel engines driving four main electric generators.
Powerplant (Submerged): 4 x Electric motors driving two propeller shafts.
Shaft Horsepower: 5,400 shp (Surfaced); 2,740 shp (Submerged).
Maximum Speed: 20.25 knots (37.5 km/h) surfaced; 8.75 knots (16.2 km/h) submerged.
Endurance: 11,000 nautical miles at 10 knots surfaced.

Armament and Modern Status

Torpedo Tubes: 10 x 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (6 bow, 4 stern).
Torpedo Load: Up to 24 torpedoes (usually a mix of Mark 14 steam-driven and Mark 18 electric torpedoes).
Deck Guns (Original): 1 x 4-inch (102 mm) / 50 cal deck gun and various smaller anti-aircraft guns (.50 cal, 20 mm).
Post-War Status: Decommissioned in 1946 and later used as a reserve training ship. Fully decommissioned in 1971.
Museum Ship: The USS Cod has been docked in Cleveland, Ohio, since 1976 and is one of the best-preserved WWII submarines, still retaining its internal equipment largely intact.