Aug 8, 2024 · USS Barb (SS-220) was commissioned on 8 July 1942 at Groton, Connecticut. Following shakedown and participation in Operation Torch—the invasion of North Africa—Barb was ordered in the spring of 1943 to the Pacific Fleet by Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Ernest J. King. After refitting and intensive training, Barb was underway for patrol duty in the fall of 1943 in Pacific waters, but ...

Barb remained at New London, in commission in reserve, until decommissioned on 12 February 1947 and assigned to the New London Group, Atlantic Reserve Fleet. Barb was recommissioned on 3 December 1951 and assigned to Submarine Squadron 4. She spent the next three months training in the Narragansett Bay operating area; then steamed to Guantanamo ...

USS Barb (SS-220) was laid down on 7 June 1941 at Groton, Conn., by the Electric Boat Co.; launched on 2 April 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Charles A. Dunn; and commissioned on 8 July, Lt. Comdr. John R. Waterman in command. Following shakedown training off New London, the USS Barb (SS-220) joined Submarine Squadron (SubRon) 50 and, on 20 October, departed New London for the northwest coast of ...

The second Barb (SSN-596) was laid down on 9 November 1959 at Pascagoula, Miss., by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp.; launched on 22 February 1962; sponsored by Mrs. Marjorie Fluckey; and commissioned on 24 August 1963, Comdr. Charles D. Grojean in command. Barb departed Pascagoula on 28 September for her shakedown cruise off the west coast ...

Feb 5, 2020 · USS Barb (SS-220 ), was commissioned on 8 July 1942, and initially assigned to Submarine Squadron 50, in which she was one of six U.S. submarines assigned to operate in the eastern Atlantic—based on a personal request from British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to President Franklin Roosevelt, over the objection of Chief of Naval Operations Ernest J. King.

USS Barb Passes On 5 March 2021, Mr. John Henry Lehman, Jr., passed away in Hagerstown, Maryland, at age 98. He was the last known survivor of the valiant World War II submarine Barb (SS-220), whose exploits under skipper Eugene Fluckey were the stuff of legend, except true. Lehman joined Barb’s crew as

Members of the submarine's demolition squad pose with her battle flag at the conclusion of her 12th war patrol. Taken at Pearl Harbor, August 1945. During the night of 22-23 July 1945 these men went ashore at Karafuto, Japan, and planted an explosive charge that subsequently wrecked a train. They are (from left to right): Chief Gunners Mate Paul G. Saunders, USN; Electricians Mate 3rd Class ...

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Oct 11, 2010 · USS Barb (SS-220), Launched, 2 April 1942 and decommissioned, 12 Feb 1947. The Barb would carry out 12 patrols during the WW2 to devastating effect on the enemy. On her 11th patrol alone, she sank four Japanese commercial ships and a number of other small vessels and executed a harrowing torpedo launch off the coa st of China, maneuvering back ...

USS Barb (SS-220) Battle flag used while Barb was commanded by Commander Eugene B. Fluckey, circa 1945. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.