The USS Barb (SS-220), was a Gato-class diesel submarine, the first ship of the USN to be named for the barbus.During WWII in the Pacific, she was credited with sinking 17 enemy vessels totaling 96,628 tons including the Japanese aircraft carrier Un'yō. In 1989 the U.S. Navy honored Fluckey by naming the nuclear submarine Combat Systems Training Center, the largest and highest building in New London Connecticut, … The submarine escaped and made her way into some icefields in the northern Kurils. She left Pearl, re-fueled at Midway, and was assigned to patrol the Kurile Islands, which is string of islands trailing from Russia to northern Japan. She was returned to the US and scrapped 10/15/1972 USS Barb … She received 14 Kills: This U.S. Navy Submarine Had No Enemy Match in World War II by Warfare History Network Along the way Batfish encountered an unusual foe, … Hampered by the ice, haze, and fog, she failed to find any enemy targets. The barbus is a ray-finned fish genus, noted for its pair of barbels on its mouth used to search for food at the bottom of the water. It was her eighth patrol, made with her Scottish mate USS Barb, which would be her most successful and fatal. USS Barb SS-220: USS Bergall SS-320 : USS Rock SS-274: This was sent me along with Rock Battle Flag : USS Blenny SS-324: ... kills, but also lists the ships' names. Afterwards, she reported to the Pacific where she took down two ships on her sixth patrol and none on her seventh. The book Medal of Honor describes one of those incredible … Barb fired three torpedoes at a lone, high speed target on 2 June, but that aggressive enemy ship turned and ran down the torpedo track to counterattack with guns and depth charges. Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Barb’s raids on the Japanese coast—and even those performed by Allied battleships—were premised on the Japanese military’s inability, by 1945… Besides we do have a USS Tucson, SSN-770. USS Barb (SS-220), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Barbus, a genus of ray-finned fish.She compiled one of the most outstanding records of any U.S. submarine in World War II.During her seven war patrols, Barb is officially credited with sinking 17 enemy vessels totaling 96,628 tons, including the Japanese aircraft carrier Un'yō. The USS Barb was a Gato-class submarine operated by the United States in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. *Barb assumed this to have been an Axis ship and fired by mistake. Now, as for the Barb, it is an honored sub name and I am glad to see it return to the "Silent Service". However, it would be fine with me if the new USS Barb … The crew of the USS Barb received the Presidential Unit Citation and Navy Unit Commendation. A few words about Permit Class submarines: The Permit Class was originally called the "Thresher Class", named after the lead ship of this design, USS Thresher (SSN 593). 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