Displacement: 1,525 tons
Length: 307 ft
Armament: 10 torpedo tubes (21 inch)
Horsepower: 6,500
Speed: 21 knots
Crew: 65-74 men
Commissioned: July 8, 1942
- Gato Class WWII Submarine.
- Served worldwide throughout the Second World War but is most recognized for its patrols in the Pacific.
- Its most notable commander, Rear Admiral Eugene Bennett Fluckey, would go on to receive the Medal of Honor for his actions attacking 30 Japanese ships in Namkwan Harbor.
- Later decommissioned by the U.S. Navy in 1954 and loaned to the Italian government, which changed the vessel's name to the "Enrico Tazzoli".
- Ended service in the Italian Navy in 1975 and subsequently sold for scrap.
"Barb (SS-220)." U-Boat.net- Allied Warships.
http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/2966.html (Accessed August 2012).
"USS Barb (SS-220), 1942-1954." Department of the Navy: Navy Historical Center. http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-b/ss220.htm (Accessed August 2012).
