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USS Barb (SS-220)

Submarine
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. Wikipedia
Launched: April 2, 1942
Construction started: June 7, 1941
Armament: 10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes: 6 forward, 4 aft 24 torpedoes Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
Commissioned: 8 July 1942
Complement: 6 officers, 54 enlisted
Displacement: 1,525 long tons (1,549 t) surfaced, 2,424 long tons (2,463 t) submerged
Laid down: 7 June 1941