
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
SS-220 USS Barb
- Gato class Submarine:
- Displacement: 1,526 tons surfaced, 2,424 tons submerged
- Length: 311'
- Beam: 27'3"
- Draft: 16'10"
- Speed: 20 knots surfaced, 9 knots submerged
- Armament: 1 5"/25, 4 20mm, 6 bow & 4 stern torpedo tubes,
24 21" torpedoes (loaded tubes plus reloads: 10 forward, 4 aft)
- Complement: 80
- Diesel engines, surfaced/electric motors, submerged, twin screws, 6,500 hp surfaced/2,750 hp submerged
- Built at Electric Boat Co., and commissioned 8 July 1942
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Last updated:
27 February 2008