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The name BARB is from a red and black striped fish native to waters around Thailand and Malaysia. The barb grows to a length of two inches and is popularly known as the banded barb or the tiger barb because of its coloring. A kingfish of the Atlantic coast is also called a barb.

NICKNAME -

MOTTO - "CAVEAT TYRANNIS" - loose translation: Be Careful Who You Screw With!

CLASS - (SSN-593) THRESHER Attack Submarine (4)

AWARDED -

BUILDER - Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation, Pascagoula, MS

IN COMMISSION - 1963 - 1989

DISPOSITION - completed Submarine Recycling Program at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA, March, 1996.

BARB Awards/Recognition -

BARB factoid - she earned two battle stars for service in the Vietnam combat zone.

USS BARB (SSN-596) LINKS

USS BARB (SSN-596) - a U.S. Navy Historical Center BARB DANFS narrative page.
USS BARB (SSN-596) - an unofficial BARB site by Britt V. Meyerhoeffer; crew list, photos, and decommissioning ceremony memorabilia.
USS BARB (SSN-596) - SubNet BARB stats and photo page. [ www.subnet.com/fleet/ssn596.htm ]
USS BARB (SSN-596) - NavSource Submarine Photo Archive.
USS BARB (SSN-596) - BARB Navy Vessel Register web page.
USS BARB (SSN-596) - some details about USS Barb and USS Gurnard rescuing a B-52 bomber crew, by SubVets.com.
[ www.subvets.com/subleague/articles/barb.html ]
USS BARB (SSN-596) - BARB crew list, reunion info, and photos.
USS BARB (SSN-596) - the NavySite.de BARB page.
USS BARB (SSN-596) - Military.com submarine BARB Homepage; Buddies, Reunions, Messages, Histories; you have to do the email/password thing, what else is new?
USS BARB (SSN-596) - in case you haven't heard John J. Grossenbacher, former USS Barb CO, was appointed Vice Admiral and Commander Submarine Fleet Atlantic (COMSUBLANT). Britt V. Meyerhoeffer e-mailed him his congratulations. This is his response.
USS BARB (SSN-596) - a Wikipedia.org BARB page.
USS BARB (SSN-596) - a USSVI Ship's Profile page w/Classification, Characteristics, Key Dates, Reunion/Association, Crew Lists (available on DeckLog), History, Internet Associations and Reunions, Photo and Patch.
USS BARB (SSN-596) - an identical page to the USSVI page above by Decklog.com.