Great find Gary! I found the story of the Barb really interestingÂ… If any of you were interested in building a model of the USS Barb (SS-220), a Gato class submarine, Revell makes a 1:72 Gato which could be numbered to make it the Barb.
http://www.revell.com/model-kits/ships/85-0384.html At various points in her career, the Barb was based in New London, CT, and Key West, FL so you could presumably depict her taking on provision for an upcoming war patrol. Furthermore, one of her sisters, the USS Ling (SS-297) is on display in Hackensack, NJ within yards of a Susquehanna rail bridge; http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=276447&nseq=4 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=343314&nseq=0 Also, while this is in Groton, CT, not New London, there's a spot where the tracks of the Providence and Worchester Railroad run within yards of the USS Nautilus (museum). By swapping out the Nautilus for the Barb, you could create a really interesting scene with the "sub that sank a train". http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=219346&nseq=5 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=218892&nseq=6 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=325829&nseq=2 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=331537&nseq=1 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=217043&nseq=7 Finally, in regards to the Barb being the ONLY sub to sink a train, I have an old T-shirt that depicts a Conrail `U-boat' sinking the Chinese steam engine Susquehanna ordered in the early 90'sÂ… --- In [email protected], "Gary Chudzinski" <chudgr@...> wrote: > > > A little long, but a great story! > > > http://www.veteranstoday.com/2010/07/23/u-s-s-barb-the-sub-that-sank-a-train/ > > > Gary Chudzinski > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
