(click on any of the following small photos
to see a larger version)
A
shot of the Cobia from the stern. The semi-circular structure covers a
stairway that was constructed so that visitors do not have to climb down
a hatch to tour the sub!
Here
is a shot from the bow, with my mom and dad in the foreground.
OK,
I wish I didn't use the flash on this one, but it's the Cobia battle flag,
showing the mascot, a cobia fish, in the act of sinking a Japanese flag.
The flag depicted in the upper left was flown by Japanese supply ships,
nine of which were sunk by the Cobia, indicated by the stripes below. The
"rising sun" flag in the upper right was flown by Japanese warships,
of which the Cobia sank four. The figure parachuting contains the number
"7," indicating that the Cobia rescued seven downed Allied airmen.
The six stripes on the mascot's fin represent the six war patrols of the
Cobia.
Another
shot from the front.
My
dad in the control room.
In
the museum sits one of the huge batteries which drove the electric motors
of the Cobia.
When
the sub was surfaced the batteries were charged by four sixteen-cylinder
diesel motors like this one.
Here's
one of the two engine rooms.
One
of the perks of the sub service was superior food. Here's the mess hall
with two of the four tables set up. The checkerboards were added later.
Acey-deucy, blackjack and cribbage were the games of choice.
The
radio room.
The
aft torpedo room. Note the rollers for loading the tubes. A bunk is visible
upper left.
That's
me. It's not the steering wheel, but controls the bow plane.
My
dad talking to former crew mate Dan West. Dan remained in the Navy after
the war, eventually rising to the rank of commander.
A
shot of the Cobia from the stern. The semi-circular structure covers a
stairway that was constructed so that visitors do not have to climb down
a hatch to tour the sub! 
Here
is a shot from the bow, with my mom and dad in the foreground. 
OK,
I wish I didn't use the flash on this one, but it's the Cobia battle flag,
showing the mascot, a cobia fish, in the act of sinking a Japanese flag.
The flag depicted in the upper left was flown by Japanese supply ships,
nine of which were sunk by the Cobia, indicated by the stripes below. The
"rising sun" flag in the upper right was flown by Japanese warships,
of which the Cobia sank four. The figure parachuting contains the number
"7," indicating that the Cobia rescued seven downed Allied airmen.
The six stripes on the mascot's fin represent the six war patrols of the
Cobia. 
Another
shot from the front. 
My
dad in the control room. 
In
the museum sits one of the huge batteries which drove the electric motors
of the Cobia. 
When
the sub was surfaced the batteries were charged by four sixteen-cylinder
diesel motors like this one. 
Here's
one of the two engine rooms. 
One
of the perks of the sub service was superior food. Here's the mess hall
with two of the four tables set up. The checkerboards were added later.
Acey-deucy, blackjack and cribbage were the games of choice. 
The
radio room. 
The
aft torpedo room. Note the rollers for loading the tubes. A bunk is visible
upper left. 
That's
me. It's not the steering wheel, but controls the bow plane. 
My
dad talking to former crew mate Dan West. Dan remained in the Navy after
the war, eventually rising to the rank of commander.