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  Ship Caption ''Barbero'' after conversion to guided missile submarine in 1955



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  Ship Builder Electric Boat Company , Groton, Connecticut {{cite book
  Last Friedman
  First Norman
  Title US Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History
  Publisher United States Naval Institute
  Date 1995
  Location Annapolis, Maryland
  Pages pp 285-304


  Ship Laid Down 25 March 1943
  Ship Launched 12 December 1943
  Ship Commissioned 29 April 1944
  Ship Decommissioned 30 June 1950



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  Ship Recommissioned 28 October 1955
  Ship Decommissioned 30 June 1964
  Ship Struck 1 July 1964
  Ship Fate Sunk as a target off Pearl Harbor , 7 October 1964 {{cite book
  Last Bauer
  First K Jack
  Coauthors Roberts, Stephen S
  Title Register of Ships of the US Navy, 1775-1990: Major Combatants
  Publisher Greenwood Press
  Date 1991
  Location Westport, Connecticut
  Pages pp 275-280





Ship Information

  Ship Class ''Balao''-class Diesel-electric Submarine
  Ship Displacement 1,526&nbsp Ton s (1550&nbsp T ) surfaced <br />2,424&nbsptons (2460&nbspt) submerged
  Ship Length 311&nbsp Ft 9&nbsp In (950&nbsp M )
  Ship Beam 27&nbspft 3&nbspin (83&nbspm)
  Ship Draft 16&nbspft 10&nbspin (51&nbspm) maximum
  Ship Speed 2025&nbsp Knot s (37&nbspkm/h) surfaced ''US Submarines Through 1945'' pp 305-311<br />875&nbspknots (16&nbspkm/h) submerged
  Ship Range 11,000&nbsp Nm (20,000&nbspkm) surfaced at 10&nbspknots (19&nbspkm/h)
  Ship Endurance 48 hours at 2&nbspknots (4&nbspkm/h) submerged <br />75 days on patrol
  Ship Test Depth 400&nbspft (120&nbspm)
  Ship Complement 10 officers, 70–71 enlisted
  Ship Armament <br />Later equipped with Regulus Missile forward