USS Barbero information

	Barbero after conversion to guided missile submarine in 1955
History
United States
Builder	General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down	25 March 1943
Launched	12 December 1943
Commissioned	29 April 1944
Decommissioned	30 June 1950
Recommissioned	28 October 1955
Decommissioned	30 June 1964
Stricken	1 July 1964
Fate	Sunk as a target off Pearl Harbor on 7 October 1964
General characteristics
Class and type	Balao-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement	1,526 tons (1,550 t) surfaced, 2,424 tons (2,460 t) submerged
Length	311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)
Beam	27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
Draft	16 ft 10 in (5.13 m)maximum
Propulsion	4 × General Motors Model 16-278A V16 diesel engines driving electrical generators; 2 × 126-cell Sargo batteries; 4 × high-speed General Electric electric motors with reduction gears; 2 × propellers; 5,400 shp (4.0 MW) surfaced; 2,740 shp (2.0 MW) submerged;
Speed	20.25 kn (37.50 km/h) surfaced, 8.75 kn (16.21 km/h) submerged
Range	11,000 nmi (20,000 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)
Endurance	48 hours at 2 kn (3.7 km/h) submerged, 75 days on patrol
Test depth	400 ft (120 m)
Complement	10 officers, 70–71 enlisted
Armament	As built:; 10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 6 forward, 4 aft; 24 torpedoes; 1 × 5-inch (127 mm) / 25 caliber deck gun; Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon; As Regulus missile submarine 1955-64:; 1 × Regulus missile hangar and launcher; 2 × Regulus I missiles; 6 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (forward); 14 torpedoes;

USS Barbero (SS/SSA/SSG-317) was a Balao-class submarine of the United States Navy, named for a family of fishes commonly called surgeon fish.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Friedman, Norman (1995). U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. pp. 285–304. ISBN 1-55750-263-3.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 275–280. ISBN 0-313-26202-0.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311
^ ^a ^b U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311
^ Gardiner, Robert "Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995", London: Conway Maritime Press, 1995, pg. 611.

[FriedmanSubs1-dates-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Friedman, Norman (1995). U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. pp. 285–304. ISBN 1-55750-263-3.

[Register-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 275–280. ISBN 0-313-26202-0.

[FriedmanSubs1-specs-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311

[FriedmanSubs1-specs_305–311-4] U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311

[5] Gardiner, Robert "Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995", London: Conway Maritime Press, 1995, pg. 611.

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History
Barbero after conversion to guided missile submarine in 1955
United States
Builder	General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut^[1]
Laid down	25 March 1943^[1]
Launched	12 December 1943^[1]
Commissioned	29 April 1944^[1]
Decommissioned	30 June 1950^[1]
Recommissioned	28 October 1955^[1]
Decommissioned	30 June 1964^[1]
Stricken	1 July 1964^[1]
Fate	Sunk as a target off Pearl Harbor on 7 October 1964^[2]
General characteristics
Class and type	Balao-class diesel-electric submarine^[2]
Displacement	1,526 tons (1,550 t) surfaced,^[2] 2,424 tons (2,460 t) submerged^[2]
Length	311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)^[2]
Beam	27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)^[2]
Draft	16 ft 10 in (5.13 m)maximum^[2]
Propulsion	4 × General Motors Model 16-278A V16 diesel engines driving electrical generators 2 × 126-cell Sargo batteries 4 × high-speed General Electric electric motors with reduction gears 2 × propellers 5,400 shp (4.0 MW) surfaced 2,740 shp (2.0 MW) submerged
Speed	20.25 kn (37.50 km/h) surfaced,^[3] 8.75 kn (16.21 km/h) submerged^[3]
Range	11,000 nmi (20,000 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)^[3]
Endurance	48 hours at 2 kn (3.7 km/h) submerged,^[3] 75 days on patrol
Test depth	400 ft (120 m)^[3]
Complement	10 officers, 70–71 enlisted^[3]
Armament	As built: 10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 forward, 4 aft 24 torpedoes^[4] 1 × 5-inch (127 mm) / 25 caliber deck gun^[4] Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon As Regulus missile submarine 1955-64: 1 × Regulus missile hangar and launcher 2 × Regulus I missiles 6 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (forward) 14 torpedoes^[5]