![]() ![]() ![]() If the boat was visible from the shore, it most likely would have been mistaken for a Japanese patrol boat or a sloop. Only a cloud cover could darken the moon for the mission’s landing.īarbs had crept as close as 950 yards from the shoreline. If the shore patrol has access to a working laser, it can plant the explosives beneath the surface during the night. The captain of the USS Barb, Lucky Fluckey, discusses the best method to detonate 55-pound scuttling charges. ![]() He discovered the largest number of enemy ships in Mamkwan Harbor two weeks later. Barbs defeated an enemy ammunition ship in a two-hour battle on January 8th that lasted until the early hours of the morning. As he remembered that patrol, Commander Fluckey smiled as he recalled releasing the sub SANK A TRAIN into only 5 fathoms (30 feet) of water. The Barb also sank or damaged numerous other enemy ships and vehicles.Įnrique Tazzoli, an Italian submarine, was sold as scrap metal in 1973 for a meager $100,000. The USS Barb sank a total of six enemy ships during World War II. ![]()
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