A Train Was Once "Sunk" by a Submarine 🚂 The Tale of the USS Barb 🚂 History in the Dark 🚂

USS Barb, a Gato-class submarine built for the United States Navy during World War 2, is notable for having one of the most outstanding records of any submarine in use by the US Navy at the time. She had many interesting stories during her career, most while under the command of Captain Eugene Bennett Fluckey, but one in particular stands out: the time she managed to destroy a Japanese steam train.

Yes, really.

"USS Barb (SS-220), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Barbus, a genus of ray-finned fish. She compiled one of the most outstanding records of any U.S. submarine in World War II. During her seven war patrols, Barb is officially credited with sinking 17 enemy vessels totaling 96,628 tons, including the Japanese aircraft carrier Un'yō. In recognition of one outstanding patrol, Barb received the Presidential Unit Citation. On her twelfth and final patrol of the war, she landed a party of carefully selected crew members who blew up a train, the only ground combat operation in the Japanese home islands."

🚂 Further reading 🚂
https://coffeeordie.com/submarine-sinks-train/
https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/ships/submarines/barb-ss-220.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Barb_(SS-220)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_B._Fluckey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gato-class_submarine
https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/submarine-vs-train/
https://www.eugeneleeslover.com/USNAVY/USS_Barb.html
https://homeofheroes.com/heroes-stories/world-war-ii/eugene-fluckey/

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