USS Barney (DD-149)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Joshua Barney |
| Builder: | William Cramp and Sons |
| Laid down: | 26 March 1918 |
| Launched: | 5 September 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 14 March 1919 to 30 June 1922 1 May 1930 to 30 November 1945 |
| Reclassified: | AG-113, 30 June 1945 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping, 13 October 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Wickes class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,154 tons |
| Length: | 314 ft 4 in (95.81 m) |
| Beam: | 31 ft 8 in (9.65 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft (2.74 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 133 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 × 4" (102 mm), 2 × 3" (76 mm), 12 × 21" (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
USS Barney (DD–149) was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War II, later redesignated AG-113. She was the second ship named for Commodore Joshua Barney.
Barney (DD-149) was launched 5 September 1918 by William Cramp and Sons Ship and Engine Building Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; sponsored by Miss Nannie Dornin Barney, great-granddaughter of Commodore Barney, and commissioned 14 March 1919, Lieutenant Commander J. L. Kauffman in command.
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