The Wisconsin Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in the Lake Michigan port and shipbuilding city of Manitowoc, Wisconsin. It preserves and teaches about the maritime history of the Great Lakes and Wisconsin.

History

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The museum was founded in 1969 as the Manitowoc Submarine Memorial Association. The submarine has been restored and has one of the oldest operational radar systems in the world.

Cobia was dry docked in 1996, and in 2022 the museum received a $500,000 grant to dry dock Cobia again for regular maintenance and repairs. In addition to the Cobia, the museum displays the 65-ton Chief Wawatam steam engine and exhibits on shipbuilding and shipwrecks in Wisconsin, a model ship gallery, children's play exhibits and a temporary exhibit gallery.

See also

  • Door County Maritime Museum, a group of maritime museums located within Door County

References

  • Official website