SS-220

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Bofors_and_Oerlikon_anti-aircraft_guns
1 × 5 in (127 mm) deck gun
10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
Battle Stars
gptkbp:beam 27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Electric_Boat_Company
gptkbp:class gptkb:marine
gptkbp:commissioned 8 July 1942
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement 80
gptkbp:decommissioned 12 February 1947
gptkbp:displacement 2,424 tons (submerged)
1,525 tons (surfaced)
gptkbp:draught 17 ft (5.2 m)
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SS-220
gptkbp:laidDown 7 June 1941
gptkbp:launched 2 April 1942
gptkbp:length 311 ft 9 in (95.03 m)
gptkbp:name gptkb:USS_Barb
gptkbp:notableAction Famous for landing a sabotage team on Japanese soil
First US submarine to launch rockets against enemy targets
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Eugene_B._Fluckey
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:service gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:speed 20.25 knots (surfaced)
8.75 knots (submerged)
gptkbp:struck 16 September 1953
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Barb_(SS-220)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5