SS-220 Barb
United States Navy submarine
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Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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Gato | 1941/06/07 Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn. | 1942/04/02 | 1942/07/08 | 1972/10/15
sunk | |
Namesake: The barb is a kingfish of the Atlantic coast. | |||||
TTD differences from class:45/05: 127mm rocket launchers installed | |||||
Camouflage: |
WW II combat actions:
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From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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43/09 |   |   |   | joinPac |   66  |
43/09/30 |   |   |   | patro06: sail to patrol from P.H. |   |
43/11/10 |   |   |   | patro: damaging Nishi Maru, attacking Jamahagi Maru from convoy from Keelung to Sasebo |   85  |
44/01/05 | 44/02/09 |   |   | MINY |   88  |
44/03/24 |   |   |   | patro - off Palaus - sighted convoy |   81  |
44/03/28 |   |   |   | patro: sinking AK Fukusei Maru (2219 BRT) off Rasa Is. (24-25N, 131-11E) |   83  85  |
44/04/17 |   |   |   | patro: shell phosphate works on Rasa Is. |   85  |
44/05 |   |   |   | patro: sinking 5 ships (15471 BRT) |   |
44/05/31 |   |   |   | patro: sinking AK Koto Maru (1053 BRT) SW of Paramushiro (47-52N, 151-02E) |   83  85  |
44/05/31 |   |   |   | patro: sinking AP Madras Maru (3802 BRT) SW of Paramushiro (48-21N, 151-19E) |   83  85  |
44/06/11 |   |   |   | patro: sinking AKs Toten Maru (3823 BRT), Chihaya Maru (1164 BRT) E of Karafuto (46-58N, 143-50E) |   83  85  |
44/06/13 |   |   |   | patro: sinking AP Takashima Maru (5633 BRT) in Sea of Okhotsk (50-47N, 151-20E) |   83  85  |
44/08/20 |   |   | Ed's Eradicators | patro09: Philippines <> Formosa: |   |
44/08/30 |   |   | Ed's Eradicators | patro09: Philippines <> Formosa: attacking convoy |   |
44/08/31 |   |   | Ed's Eradicators | patro09: sinking AK Okouni M. (5633 BRT) from convoy S of Formosa (21-14N, 121-22E) |   83  85  |
44/08/31 |   |   | Ed's Eradicators | patro09: sinking AM Hinode M. #20 from convoy S of Formosa (21-21N, 121-11E) |   85  |
44/09/02 |   |   | Ed's Eradicators | patro09: Philippines <> Formosa: attacked by plane |   |
44/09/15 |   |   | Ed's Eradicators | patro09: ordered to lifeguard prisoners |   |
44/09/17 |   |   | Ed's Eradicators | patro09: sinking Unjo and AO Adzusa Maru (11177 BRT) 220 nm SE Hongkong (19-18N, 116-26E) |   83  85  |
44/09/17 |   |   | Ed's Eradicators | patro09: lifeguard 14 POW from Rakujo Maru sunk by Ben's Busters |   |
44/09/19 |   |   | Ed's Eradicators | patro09: sail back to Saipan |   |
44/10/10 |   |   |   | patro: sinking AP Gokuku Maru NW of Hirado Jima, Kjushu (33-31N, 129-10E) |   85  |
44/11 |   |   | Loughlin's Loopers | patro10: East China & Yellow Sea |   |
44/11/10 |   |   | Loughlin's Loopers | patro10: sinking ex-CL Gokoku M.(10438) 7 nm off Koshiki Jima, E Kjushu (33-23N,129-03E) |   83  85  |
44/11/12 |   |   | Loughlin's Loopers | patro10: sinking AK Naruo M. (4823 BRT), from convoy MOMA-07 220 nm E of Shanghai (31-29N,125-19E) |   83  85  |
44/11/12 |   |   | Loughlin's Loopers | patro10: damaging AK Gjokujo M. from convoy MOMA-07 220 nm E of Shanghai (31-29N,125-19E) |   85  |
44/12/19 | 45/02/15 |   | 17.21 = Loughlin's Loopers | patro11: S part of East China Sea, Formosa Strait |   66  |
45/01/07 |   |   | 17.21 = Loughlin's Loopers | patro11: found convoy S part of East China Sea |   |
45/01/08 |   |   | 17.21 = Loughlin's Loopers | patro11: sinking AK Shinjo Maru (5892 BRT) (24-31 N, 120-28 E) |   83  |
45/01/08 |   |   | 17.21 = Loughlin's Loopers | patro11: sinking AO Sanjo M. (2854 BRT) (24-54 N, 120-26 E) |   86  83  |
45/01/08 |   |   | 17.21 = Loughlin's Loopers | patro11: sinking AK Anjo M.(9256 BRT) (24-54 N, 120-26 E) |   86  83  |
45/01/08 |   |   | 17.21 = Loughlin's Loopers | patro11: sinking AE Tacujo M.(6892 BRT) - not confirmed |   66  |
45/01/08 |   |   | 17.21 = Loughlin's Loopers | patro11: damaging AK Meiho Maru off Formosa coast 70 nm NW of Mako, Pescadores (24-25N, 120-29E) |   85  |
45/01/23 |   |   | 17.21 = Loughlin's Loopers | patro11: sinking AP Taike M./5244 in Nankwan Harbor (24-04 N, 120-27E) |   83  |
45/03/ | 45/05 |   |   | overhaul |   66  |
45/06/08 | 45/08 |   |   | patro12 |   66  |
45/07 |   |   |   | patro12: shelling Japan coast (guns, rockets) |   |
45/07/02 |   |   |   | patro12: shell(rockets) Kaihyo Is. |   85  |
45/07/05 |   |   |   | patro12: sinking AK Saporro Maru #11 (2820 BRT) outside Odomari Harbor, Sakhalin (40-03N, 142-16E) |   83  85  |
45/07/11 |   |   |   | patro12: sinking guardboat Seiho Maru #15 betw. Shikotan and Kunashir Is., Kuriles (44-03N, 146-30E) |   85  |
45/07/18 |   |   |   | patro12: sinking corvette #112 in Aniwa Bay, S of Sakhalin (46-04N, 142-14E) |   66  86  85 |
45/07/23 |   |   |   | patro12: land 8-man commando on E coast of Karafuto |   85  |
45/07/25 |   |   |   | patro12: shell sampan-building yard at Shibetoro - destroying 35 incompleted sampans |   85  |