Photo #: NH 58267
USS Barb weathervane
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 Historical Center Photograph.
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