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U.S.S. BARBERO
(SS-317)Click to view crew list
USS BARBERO (SS-317) - a Balao class submarine
In Commission 1944 to 1950SS-317 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a SS-317 Shellback Initiation | Add a SS-317 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAR | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 25 MAR 1943 at General Dynamics Electric Boat Groton CT | ||
| DEC | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 12 DEC 1943 | ||
| APR | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 29 APR 1944 | ||
| FEB | 1956 | - | FEB | 1956 | Recommisioning |
| MAY | 1956 | - | MAY | 1956 | Panama Canal |
| AUG | 1957 | - | OCT | 1957 | Antarctic Circle |
| AUG | 1957 | - | AUG | 1957 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| JUL | 1958 | - | JUL | 1958 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
| FEB | 1963 | - | MAY | 1963 | West Pac |
| JUN | 1964 | - | Decommissioned: 30 JUN 1964 | ||
SS-317 General Specifications
Class: Balao class submarine
Complement: 10 Officers and 70 Enlisted
Displacement: 1526 tons
Length: 311 feet 9 inches
Beam: 27 feet 3 inches
Draft: 16 feet 10 in
Range: 11 000 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition: Sunk as a target off Pearl Harbor on 7 October 1964
USS BARBERO (SS-317)
Barbero (SS-317) was launched 12 December 1943 by Electric Boat Co. Groton Conn.; sponsored by Mrs. Katherine R. Keating and commissioned 29 April 1944 Lieutenant Commander I. S. Hartman in command.
Barbero's war operations span the period from 9 August 1944 until 2 January 1945 during which time she completed two war patrols. She is officially credited with sinking three Japanese merchant ships totaling 9126 tons while patrolling in the Java and South China Seas.
On 27 December 1944 enroute to Fremantle Australia Barbero while at periscope depth received an aerial bomb close aboard aft. This near miss damaged the port reduction gear and put Barbero out of action for the remainder of the war.
In September 1945 she was ordered to Mare Island Navy Yard where she underwent pre-inactivation overhaul and was placed in commission in reserve 25 April 1946.
Following conversion to a cargo submarine (reclassified SSA-317 31 March 1948) at Mare Island Barbero was recommissioned 26 July 1948 and assigned to the Pacific Fleet. Between October 1948 and March 1950 she took part in an experimental program to evaluate her capabilities as a cargo carrier. Experimentation was discontinued in early 1950 and she went out of commission in reserve 30 June 1950.
On 1 February 1955 Barbero entered Mare Island Naval Shipyard for her second conversion. Her designation was changed to SSG-317 (Guided Missile Submarine) 25 October 1955 and she was recommissioned 28 October 1955. She operated off the coast of California until April 1956 when she transited the Panama Canal and joined the Atlantic Fleet.
Barbero received two battle stars for her World War II service.
[Note: The above USS BARBERO (SS-317) history may or may not contain text provided by crew members of the USS BARBERO (SS-317) or by other non-crew members and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]