BARB SS 220

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 June 7 1941 - Launched April 2 942 USS BARB SS-220 Commissioned July 8 1942 - Decommissioned February 12 1947 Recommissioned December 3 1951 - Decommissioned February 5 1954 Recommissioned August 3 1954 - Decommissioned December 13 1954 ENRICO TAZZOLI S-511 (Italian Naval Service) Transferred on loan to Italy December 13 1954 Struck from Naval Register October 15 1972 Sold April 1 1975 for scrap

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

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1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

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.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPO Machine Groton, Conn.

1942-07-08

Greene Commissioning Cachet

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Other Information

Earned 8 Battle Stars (WWII)
* 7th War Patrol March 2 1944 Philippine Sea
* 8th War Patrol May 21 1944 Sea of Okhotsk
* 9th War Patrol August 4 1944 South China Sea
* 10th War Patrol October 27 1944 East China Sea
* 11th war Patrol December 19 1944 off Formosa
*** 12th war Patrol June 8 1945 off Japan

Credited with sinking...
The 2219-ton Japanese Merchant Vessel FUKUSEI MARU, March 28 1944 Philippine Sea
The 3802-ton Japanese Transport MADRAS MARU, May 31 1944 Sea of Okhotsk
The 1053-ton Japanese Transport KOTO MARU, May 31 1944 Sea of Okhotsk
Two small Japanese Sampans, June 11 1944 Sea of Okhotsk
The Japanese Fishing Vessel CHIHAYA MARU, June 11 1944 Sea of Okhotsk
The Japanese Fishing Vessel TOTEN MARU, June 11 1944 Sea of Okhotsk
The 5633-ton Japanese Transport TAKASHIMA MARU, June 13 1944 Sea of Okhotsk
The 281-ton Japanese Auxiliary Minesweeper HINODE MARU No. 20, August 31 1944 South China Sea
The 5633-TON Japanese Transport OKUNI MARU, August 31 1944 South China Sea
An Un-named Japanese Sampan, September 4 1944 South China Sea
The 10022-ton Japanese Tanker ASUZA MARU, September 17 1944 South China Sea
The 1950-ton Japanese Escort Carrier UNYO, September 17 1944 South China Sea
The 10438-ton Japanese Transport GOKOKU MARU, November 10 1944 East China Sea
The 4823-ton Japanese Transport NARUO MARU, November 12 1944 East China Sea
The 9256-ton Japanese Merchant Vessel ANYO MARU, January 8 1945 off Formosa
The 6892-ton Japanese Merchant Vessel TATSUYO MARU, January 8 1945 off Formosa
The 2854-ton Japanese Tanker SANYO MARU, January 8 1945 off Formosa
The 2854-ton Japanese Tanker MEIHO MARU, January 9 1945 off Formosa
The 5244-ton Japanese Merchant Vessel TAIKYO MARU, January 23 1945 off Formosa
Two Un-named small Japanese Tugs, June 21 1945 off Japan
An Un-named Japanese Fishing Vessel, June 23 1945 off Japan
Three Un-named Japanese Sampans, July 2 1945 off Japan
The 2820-ton Japanese Merchant Vessel SAPPORO MARU No. 11, July 5 1945 off Japan
An Un-named small Japanese Tug, July 8 1945 off Japan
The 91-ton Japanese Sampan SEIHO MARU, July 15 1945 off Japan
An Un-named small Japanese Sampan, July 25 1945 off Japan
Thirty-Five small Japanese Sampans under construction, July 26 1945 Hokkaido Shipyard

Earned Presidential Unit Citation for action of January 23 1945

NAMESAKE - A kingfish of the Atlantic coast

 

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