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USS Barbel

USS Barbel is documented as an ships in the WAR-CL-000224 roster.

SS-316 · Balao classUnited States NavyWorld War IIVerified subject image
Launching of the USS Barbel (SS-580) , 19 July 1958 at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
Launching of the USS Barbel (SS-580) , 19 July 1958 at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.https://www.navsource.net/archives/08/08580b.htm · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantSS-316
ClassBalao class
NavyUnited States Navy
CountryUnited States
Recorded statusRetired

What is known about this ship

USS Barbel is documented as an ships in the WAR-CL-000224 roster.

Service history

Disposition note: lost in wartime service.

Class context: Balao class

The Balao class was the most numerous U.S. submarine class of World War II and the direct wartime successor to the Gato class.

Later service and disposition

lost in wartime service.

This ship is recorded as a member of Balao class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. H-033-2: Red Ramage ↗Naval History and Heritage Command · accessed 2026-09-18
  2. Balao class submarines ↗uboat.net · accessed 2026-09-18
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