USS Cod (SS-224)
USS ''Cod'' (SS/AGSS/IXSS-224) is a , the only vessel of the United States Navy to be named for the cod, an important and very popular food fish of the North Atlantic and North Pacific. ''Cod'' is now a National Historic Landmark, preserved as a memorial and museum ship permanently moored in Cleveland, Ohio, and is open to visitors daily from 1 May to 30 September. Construction and commissioning ''Cod''′s keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Company at Groton, Connecticut, on 21 July 1942. The submarine's five V16 diesel engines were built by General Motors Cleveland Diesel Plant on the west side of Cleveland, Ohio. She was launched on 21 March 1943, sponsored by Mrs. G. M. Mahoney, and commissioned on 21 June 1943 with Commander James C. Dempsey, USN; in command. Dempsey had already won fame by sinking the first Japanese destroyer lost in World War II while in command of the submarine . World War II On 30 August 1943, the American Type C1-B cargo ship opened g ...
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