Historic WWII submarine USS Cod arrives in Erie for repairs

ERIE, Pa. (Tribune News Service) — The U.S.S. Cod, a World War II submarine that battled Japanese ships and performed the only international sub-to-sub rescue in history, arrived in Erie, Pa. early Monday morning for hull repairs.

The Cod, which functions as a floating wartime museum in Cleveland, embarked on the 100-nautical mile trip — via tugboat — on Sunday, and arrived at Erie’s DonJon Shipbuilding & Repair around 1:30 a.m. Monday.

The submarine will be drydocked at the shipyard for about six weeks to eight weeks as workers repair its underwater hull, apply a fresh coat of paint and remedy the vessel’s pitting, a type of corrosion caused by years of saltwater and freshwater exposure.