CLEVELAND — As the city of Cleveland marks Memorial Day 2023, the USS Cod paid tribute to all deceased veterans with a Monday morning ceremony, which included the onboard deck gun for a special salute.
We streamed live video of the USS Cod ceremony, which you can watch in full below.
The USS Cod is a 312-foot WWII Navy fleet submarine that was built as part of America’s response to the Japanese attack on US naval and land forces in Oahu, including Pearl Harbor, on Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941.
“USS Cod performed seven war patrols in her WWII career, sinking more than 15 enemy ships and performed history’s only international submarine rescue when she saved the lives of 55 Dutch submariners after their boat grounded on Ladd Reef in July, 1945,” officials explain.
The USS Cod is docked in Cleveland’s North Coast Harbor on North Marginal Road near Burke Lakefront Airport.
It’s open for daily tours from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.