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NH 58267 USS Barb weathervane

Photo #: NH 58267 USS Barb weathervane
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Title: USS Barb weathervane
Description: Presented to Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz by his former aide, Rear Admiral Eugene B. Fluckey, USN, circa the later 1950s or early 1960s. Fluckey had commanded the submarine during World War II. The weathervane features submariners' dolphins at its top, with the five stars of a Fleet Admiral immediately below, and a model of USS Barb (SS-220) as she appeared following her 1954 conversion to GUPPY configuration. It was erected in Nimitz' garden at 728 Santa Barbara Road, Berkeley, California. Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 58267
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