USS Cod to reenact WWII rescue on Saturday at Tall Ships Festival

CLEVELAND — This Saturday, there will be a reenactment of a submarine rescue that was completed 77 years ago in downtown Cleveland.

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On July 8, 1945, the USS Codd helped rescue a grounded Dutch submarine, the O-19. Ultimately, the Dutch boat could not be saved. However, its crew was saved. During the rescue, 55 Dutch submariners were saved by the USS Cod before the Dutch ship was ultimately destroyed in order to prevent its capture by an enemy force.

This is considered to be the only international sub-to-sub rescue in recorded history.

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The reenactment will take place this Saturday, July 9, at 2 p.m. at its dock, located at 1201 N. Marginal Rd. in Cleveland’s North Coast Harbor. The event is free to the public, beginning at 1:30 p.m. and will take place during Cleveland's Tall Ships Festival. 

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Aside from the reenactment, remarks will be made by representatives of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb, and the USS Cod. The reenactment will feature the last boatload of O-19 crew members coming aboard the USS Cod as the two flags will be raised and a deck gun salute.

For more information, visit usscod.org.

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