BARB SS 220

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Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

    Gato Class Submarine
    Keel Laid 7 June 1941 - Launched 2 April 1942

  1. USS BARB SS-220
  2. Commissioned 8 July 1942 - Decommissioned 12 February 1947
    Recommissioned 3 December 1951 - Decommissioned 5 February 1954
    Recommissioned 3 August 1954 - Decommissioned 13 December 1954

  3. MM ENRICO TAZZOLI S-511 (Italian Naval Service)
  4. Transferred on loan to Italy 13 December 1954 and renamed

    Struck from Naval Register 15 October 1972
    Sold 1 April 1975 for scrap

Naval Covers

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  1. USS Barb SS-220 Covers Page 1     (1941-1942)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.


 

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Killer Bar Text

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USPO
Machine Cancel

Groton CT

1941-06-07

N/A

Keel Laying, cachet by William F. Spader



USPS Pictorial Postmark


 

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"Thamespex Station"

Waterford CT

2020-10-18

Cachet by Michael Brock. Show cancel from the Thames Stamp Club



 

Other Information

USS BARB earned the Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, The American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 7 Battle Stars, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star and the WWII Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for the Barbus, a genus of ray-finned fish.

The submarines sponsor was Mrs. Charles A. Dunn, wife of Rear Admiral Dunn.

Three submarines of the US Navy have borne the name BARB - USS Barb SS-220, USS Barb SSN-596 and USS Barb SSN-804

 


 

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