Sailors received similar seabags during their submarine service. My dad chose a bunk in the forward torpedo room at the front of the submarine. The night we visited the USS Cobia, temperatures in ...

In August 1993, when the USS Pargo, a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, went to sea with five civilian scientists aboard, George Newton smiled. It had been the end of a long journey for him.

Starting in 1996, the USS Cobia was restored to its 1945 configuration—a massive undertaking that included installing World War II-era flooring, bunk beds, crew lockers and more.

The US Navy submarine is open to the public for tours at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc. Visitors can walk through its torpedo rooms, control room, and bunks that held its crew of 80 men.