USS Barb (SS-220)

USS Barb (SS-220) delivered results that placed her among the most effective combat submarines of the Second World War. Under CDR Eugene Fluckey, USS Barb became one of the most decorated submarines in U.S. Navy history. Fluckey pioneered aggressive tactics including rocket attacks on shore installations and the only land combat demolition raid conducted by a submarine crew, destroying a Japanese train on Karafuto (Sakhalin). Awarded the Presidential Unit Citation and Fluckey received the Medal of Honor. The USS Barb collection honors one of the Pacific war's most distinguished submarines. Designed for submarine veterans, active duty submariners, and military families, this merchandise connects you to a boat that made history.