The Wisconsin Maritime Museum is a maritime museum founded in 1968 as the Manitowoc Maritime Museum to ensure that the maritime heritage of Manitowoc, Wisconsin and the Great Lakes would not be forgotten. Since it opened its doors to the public in 1969 the Museum has become home to one of the nation's most extensive collections of Great Lakes maritime history, original artifacts and nautical archaeology.
The Museum was founded by former submariners and civic leaders who wanted to bring a World War IIsubmarine to Manitowoc to commemorate the role the city played in building submarines and supporting the war effort. In 1970, the United States Navy donated the USS Cobia to the Museum, which is the same type of submarine constructed in Manitowoc during the war. The Cobia is permanently berthed in the Manitowoc River adjacent to the Museum, and thousands of visitors tour her each year.
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Wisconsin Maritime Museum homepage (http://www.wimaritimemuseum.org)
The WisconsinMaritimeMuseum is a maritimemuseum founded in 1968 as the Manitowoc MaritimeMuseum to ensure that the maritime heritage of Manitowoc, Wisconsin and the Great Lakes would not be forgotten.
The Museum was founded by former submariners and civic leaders who wanted to bring a World War II submarine to Manitowoc to commemorate the role the city played in building submarines and supporting the war effort.
In 1970, the United States Navy donated the USS Cobia to the museum, which is the same type of submarine constructed in Manitowoc during the war.
A maritimemuseum (sometimes nautical museum) is a museum specializing in the display of objects relating to ships and travel on seas and lakes.
However, the UK's National MaritimeMuseum in Greenwich is also a contender, with many items of great historical significance, such as the actual uniform worn by Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar.
A recent activity of maritimemuseums is to build replicas of ships, since there are few survivors that have not already been restored and put on display.
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