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Submarine floats on surface.

USS Barb

The submarine USS Barb floats in San Francisco Bay near the Mare Island Navy Yard, Calif., May 3, 1945. Its crew is credited with sinking 17 Japanese ships, including the aircraft carrier Unyo.

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