USN · SS
Barb
Photos and infoGato-class submarine, SS-220. Eugene Fluckey had her from late April 1944 into August 1945. On 17 September 1944 she sank the escort carrier Unyo, southeast of Hong Kong. On the night of 22–23 January 1945 she went into Namkwan Harbor on the China coast and fired the last torpedoes at ships at anchor. The Medal of Honor for that patrol was his. In July 1945 a party from her blew up a train on Karafuto. She was still afloat at the surrender.
| Class | Gato class |
|---|---|
| Type | Submarine (SS) |
| Hull | SS-220 |
| Builder | Electric Boat, Groton |
| Launched | 1942-04-02 |
| Commissioned | 1942-07-08 |
| Fate | Afloat. Gato-class submarine. Still afloat at the surrender. Decommissioned 12 February 1947. Loaned to Italy on 13 December 1954 as Enrico Tazzoli. Struck 15 October 1972. |
| Armament (class) | Fleet submarine. A deck gun forward of the conning tower. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
USS Barb (SS-220) in San Francisco Bay, near the Mare Island Navy Yard, 3 May 1945. U.S. Navy photograph 19-N-83952. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
Command
Loss of Unyo
1944-09-17 · undamaged
