Continued from May 27th entry. From the Feb. 19, 2006 Chicago Tribune.
The museum will now take care of the blueprints. And this is no small collection, weighing in at 1,200 pounds with 3,000 items including drawings called linens ranging from large-scale down to prints of nuts and bolts.
During the war, one set of plans was at the Manitowac Shipbuilding Co. with backups at the Rahr Malting Plant in case the shipyard was attacked. All prints were designed by the Electric Boat co. in Groton, Connecticut.
Once completed at Manitowoc, the submarines were placed on barges and eventually sent down the Mississippi River before out to battle.
That must have involved going through Chicago and the Illinois River at some point, so that would have been something to see, a submarine going down the river on a barge.
As of 2006, the prints were stored off site until funds could be obtained for proper display and storage. The originals won't be available to the general public, but a person can get a copy to peruse.
Looks like a trip to Manitowoc should be planned. And there is an actual World War II submarine at the museum.
Just Some More Homefront Stuff That People Don't Much Remember Anymore. --Cooter
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