The Wisconsin Maritime Museum has raised enough money to dry dock the USS Cobia.
A statement from Executive Director Kevin Cullen states that $1.5 million has been raised, with assistance from a generous $500,000 donation from the State of Wisconsin included in the state budget.
Additional funding will be provided through a $500,000 federal grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, as well as hundreds of individual contributions from municipal, business, and private donors over the past decade.
Cullen says of the goal, “We are so grateful to our staff, stakeholders, and elected officials on both sides of the aisle who recognize the importance of preserving USS Cobia as a national WWII historic landmark that enriches the cultural fabric of the City of Manitowoc and the State of Wisconsin.”
As we reported yesterday, a joint statement from State Representative Paul Tittl and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu announced the funding for Cobia’s dry docking.
