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								U.S.S. BARBEL
(SS-580)DEUS ET PATRIA
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USS BARBEL (SS-580) - a Barbel-class diesel-electric submarine
In Commission 1959 to 1989SS-580 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a SS-580 Shellback Initiation | Add a SS-580 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAY | 1956 | - | Keel Date: 18 MAY 1956 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery ME | ||
| JUL | 1958 | - | Launch Date: 19 JUL 1958 | ||
| JAN | 1959 | - | Commissioned: 17 JAN 1959 | ||
| OCT | 1962 | - | MAR | 1963 | West Pac | 
| OCT | 1965 | - | Shellback Initiation - 22 OCT 1965 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1966 | - | Shellback Initiation - 29 SEP 1966 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| DEC | 1966 | - | JUN | 1967 | West Pac | 
| DEC | 1966 | - | JUN | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam | 
| JAN | 1967 | - | JAN | 1969 | Regular Overhaul | 
| JUL | 1969 | - | DEC | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam | 
| SEP | 1970 | - | JUN | 1971 | West Pac-Viet Nam | 
| JUN | 1972 | - | DEC | 1972 | West Pac-Viet Nam | 
| JUN | 1972 | - | DEC | 1972 | West Pac | 
| JUN | 1974 | - | DEC | 1974 | West Pac-Viet Nam | 
| AUG | 1977 | - | JAN | 1978 | West Pac | 
| JUN | 1979 | - | NOV | 1979 | West Pac | 
| DEC | 1980 | - | MAY | 1981 | West Pac | 
| SEP | 1984 | - | APR | 1985 | Dry-Pack 84-85 | 
| SEP | 1985 | - | OCT | 1989 | West Pac | 
| DEC | 1989 | - | Decommissioned: 4 DEC 1989 | ||
SS-580 General Specifications
Class: Barbel-class diesel-electric submarine
Complement: 10 Officers and 69 Enlisted
Displacement: 1744 tons
Length: 219 feet 6 inches
Beam: 29 feet
Draft: 25 feet
Final Disposition: Sunk as a target 30 January 2001
