USS Barb

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Bofors_40_mm_gun
gptkb:Oerlikon_20_mm_cannon
1 × 5 in deck gun
10 × 21 in torpedo tubes
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
Battle Stars
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:beam 27 ft 3 in
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Electric_Boat_Company
gptkbp:builtYear gptkb:Groton,_Connecticut
gptkbp:class gptkb:marine
gptkbp:commissioned 8 July 1942
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement 80
gptkbp:decommissioned 12 February 1947
20 February 1954
gptkbp:displacement 2,424 tons (submerged)
1,525 tons (surfaced)
gptkbp:draught 17 ft
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Barb
gptkbp:hullNumber gptkb:SS-220
gptkbp:launched 2 April 1942
gptkbp:length 311 ft 9 in
gptkbp:museumDisplay Sail and periscope at the Submarine Force Library and Museum, Groton, Connecticut
gptkbp:name gptkb:USS_Barb
gptkbp:namesakeOf Barb (a type of fish)
gptkbp:notableAction First US submarine to launch rockets against enemy targets
Destroyed a Japanese train
Landed saboteurs on Japanese soil
Sank Japanese ships
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Eugene_B._Fluckey
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:recommissioned 3 August 1951
gptkbp:speed 20.25 knots (surfaced)
8.75 knots (submerged)
gptkbp:struck 16 July 1954
gptkbp:successor USS Barb (SSN-596)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SS-220
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6