The US Navy's most amazing submarine?

[Eichhörnchen]

Eugene B. ('Lucky') Flucky and the USS Barb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKklyvxw8QU&fbclid=IwAR3hyTcr-weyp40duL3o3HOAQ6iQdROD9TaaJUzLI1UmHvMNsNbLaGGdVVY

[Catfish]

Impressive!

"Commander Fluckey stayed in the Navy after the war, eventually reaching the rank of Rear Admiral. But by his own account, his greatest accomplishment was keeping everyone on his ship safe:
No one who ever served under my command was awarded the Purple Heart for being wounded or killed, and all of us brought our Barb back safe and sound."


(not to belittle the Barb's crew and "Flucky's" accomplishments)
When i first read the YT headline it reminded me of this: "We sunk a truck" from 'Operation Petticoat':

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpEcU0OEzhc

[Aktungbby]

And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea...." and ends "Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_the_beast): for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred threescore and six; WHILE OUT WORKING WITH ONE OF MY ATM TECHS LATE LAST NIGHT, HE SUDDENLY REVEALED THAT HE HAD BEEN THE QUARTERMASTER ABOARD THE USS HAWKBILLhttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/USS_Hawkbill_%28SSN-666%29.jpg/300px-USS_Hawkbill_%28SSN-666%29.jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USS_Hawkbill_(SSN-666).jpg) IE: SSN 666:doh: NICKNAMED The Devil Boat" or the "Devilfish"! HAVING PREVOUSLY POSTED ON THIS VESSEL IN THIS FORUM, I RECALLED THAT THE SAIL OF THE SAID SCRAPPED STURGEON CLASS NUKE IS CURRENTLY IN IDAHO https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Arco_Hawkbill_Pano.jpg/220px-Arco_Hawkbill_Pano.jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Arco_Hawkbill_Pano.jpg) I THEN SHOWED HIM MY AVATAR AND SIG WHICH ALSO PROMINENTLY DEALS WITH THE SAME THEME IE: THE FALLEN ANGEL ON THE CONNING TOWER OF U-666, SUNK 44/10/2. WE BOTH AGREE THIS IS A VERY WEIRD LITTLE COINCIDENCE...http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/image.php?type=sigpic&userid=313053&dateline=1434775564 SOME PEOPLE TAKE THESE THINGS...SERIOUSLY:k_confused: In 1989, Nancy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Reagan) and Ronald Reagan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Wilson_Reagan), when moving to their home in the Bel-Air (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bel-Air,_Los_Angeles) section of Los Angeles (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles) after the 1988 election, had its address—666 St. Cloud Road—changed to 668 St. Cloud Road.[69] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_the_Beast#cite_note-69)[70] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_the_Beast#cite_note-70)
In 2003, U.S. Route 666 in New Mexico was changed to U.S. Route 491 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_491#Elimination_and_renumbering_of_US_6 66). A New Mexico spokesperson stated, "The devil's out of here, and we say goodbye and good riddance."[71] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_the_Beast#cite_note-71)
The phobia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phobia) has been a motif (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motif_(literature)) in various horror films (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_film) such as The Omen (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Omen) and its 2006 remake (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Omen_(2006_film)), and in music albums such as Iron Maiden (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Maiden)'s The Number of the Beast (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Number_of_the_Beast_(album)). The Number of the Beast also appears in other films such as Pulp Fiction (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulp_Fiction), The Doom Generation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Doom_Generation), End of Days (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End_of_Days_(film)), Bedazzled (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedazzled_(2000_film)), and The Phantom of the Opera (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phantom_of_the_Opera_(2004_film)).
Some women expressed concern about giving birth on June 6, 2006 (6/6/06).[72] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_the_Beast#cite_note-72)
In November 2013, Codie Thacker—a cross-country runner (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-country_runner) at Whitley County High School in Williamsburg, Kentucky (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williamsburg,_Kentucky)—refused to run in her Kentucky High School Athletic Association (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_High_School_Athletic_Association) regional meet, forfeiting a chance at qualifying for the state championships, when her coach drew bib number 666.[73] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_the_Beast#cite_note-73)
In 2015, US Representative Joe Barton (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Barton) had the number of a legislative bill he had introduced changed from 666 to 702 because "the original bill number carried many different negative connotations", according to a spokesperson.[74] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_the_Beast#cite_note-74)
In 2017, church leaders in Papua New Guinea (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea) were concerned by newspaper reports that the Governor-General had been requested to sign 666 writs for an upcoming election. They were reassured by the Electoral Commissioner that the number merely reflected 6 copies of each writ for 111 electorates.[75] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_the_Beast#cite_note-75)
In October 2017, flight AY666 from Copenhagen to Helsinki (HEL) departed for the last time before being renamed. Since 2006, the flight had been scheduled on a Friday the 13th (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_the_13th) on 21 occasions. Although a Finnair (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnair) spokesperson said that the number has not been renamed due to superstitious passengers, the flight has nonetheless been renamed to AY954

[Buddahaid]

[COLOR=orange] SOME PEOPLE TAKE THESE THINGS...SERIOUSLY...

But you wouldn't take my fishing reel! :k_confused:
No worries, it found a good home.

[Jimbuna]

The galloping ghost of the China coast.

[Mr Quatro]

Such brave men these submarine sailors of the past, present and the future. :up:

Today's captains (CO's) only have a split second to make a decision on what to do next ... they need the confidence of their men to get the job done. :yep: