A Walking Tour Through the USS Cod (SS-224)
Want to see what life was really like in a World War II submarine? Then take a trip to the Lake Erie waterfront in Cleveland, Ohio, to the USS Cod (SS-224) Memorial. Secured to a pier there is the 312-foot Gato -class fleet submarine, which was commissioned 21 June 1943 at Groton, Connecticut. During World War II, she completed seven successful Pacific patrols, claiming 15 ships sunk and five damaged.