USS Barry (DD-248)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | John Barry |
| Builder: | New York Shipbuilding |
| Laid down: | 26 July 1919 |
| Launched: | 26 July 1919 |
| Commissioned: | reserve: 28 December 1920 fully: 15 November 1921 |
| Decommissioned: | 21 June 1945 |
| Reclassified: | APD-29, 15 January 1944 |
| Struck: | 21 June 1945 |
| Fate: | Sunk by kamikazes, 21 June 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Clemson-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,215 tons |
| Length: | 314 feet 4 inches (95.81 m) |
| Beam: | 31 feet 8 inches (9.65 m) |
| Draft: | 9 feet 10 inches (3 m) |
| Propulsion: | 26,500 shp (20 MW); geared turbines, 2 screws |
| Speed: | 33.3 knots (62 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,900 nm (9,100 km) @ 15 kn |
| Boats & landing craft carried: |
4 LCP landing craft |
| Complement: | 130 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 3 x 3"/50 (76/50 mm), 2 x 40mm, 5 x 20mm, 1 depth charge rack, 4 depth charge projectors |
Barry (DD-248/APD-29) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Commodore John Barry.
Barry was launched 28 October 1920 by New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, New Jersey; sponsored by Mrs. Shelton E. Martin, great-grandniece of Commodore Barry, and commissioned with 50 percent complement 28 December 1920, Lieutenant, junior grade A. H. Bamberger, USNR, in command.
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