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Barbel
Barbel may refer to: *Barbel (anatomy), a whisker-like organ near the mouth found in some fish (notably catfish, loaches and cyprinids) and turtles *Barbel (fish), a common name for certain species of fish **''Barbus barbus'', a species of cyprinid native to Eurasia **''Clarias gariepinus'' and related species of African catfish *USS Barbel (SS-316), USS ''Barbel'' (SS-316), a US Navy submarine launched in 1943 *USS Barbel (SS-580), USS ''Barbel'' (SS-580), a US Navy submarine launched in 1958 **Barbel-class submarine, ''Barbel'' class of submarines of which SS-580 was the lead ship People ;Given name *Bärbel, a German-language feminine given name ;Surname * Jacques Barbel (c. 1670–1740), French soldier * Marie-Anne Barbel (1704–1793), French-Canadian businesswoman See also *Barbell, weight training equipment {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Barbel (SS-580)
USS ''Barbel'' (SS-580) was the lead ship of Barbel-class submarine, her class of submarines in the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named for the Barbus barbus, barbel, a cyprinoid fish, commonly called a Leuciscinae, minnow or carp. The contract to build ''Barbel'' was awarded to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine on 24 August 1955 and her keel was laid down on 18 May 1956. She was ship naming and launching, launched on 19 July 1958 sponsored by Mrs. Bernard L. Austin, and ship commissioning, commissioned on 17 January 1959, with Lieutenant Commander Ord Kimzey, Jr., in command. 1950s and 1960s ''Barbel''-class submarines were originally designed and built with bow planes. On 30 November 1960, the ''Barbel'' had been operating off the coast of the Eastern U.S. while participating in training exercise SLAMEX. Following her first dive of the day to test depth (700 feet), she ruptured a 5" line used for cooling equipment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |