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Warship Profile 34 - USS Barb (SS.220) Gato Class Submarine
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Profile Publications Ltd | 1973 | ISBN: N/A | 30 pages | PDF | 4.4 MB
Warship Profile 34 

American fleet submarine of WWII, one of the famous Gato class. Black & white illustrations, color 4 page foldout, specifications, Barb's commanding officers. 

USS Barb (SS-220), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the barbus.

Her keel was laid down on 7 June 1941 by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on 2 April 1942 (sponsored by Mrs. Charles A. Dunn, wife of Rear Admiral Dunn), and commissioned on 8 July 1942, Lieutenant Commander John R. Waterman in command.

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