USS Barry (DD-933)

USS Barry (DD-933)

USS Barry (DD-933) was one of eighteen Forrest Sherman-class destroyers of the United States Navy, and was the third US destroyer to be named for Commodore John Barry. Commissioned in 1954, she spent most of her career in the Caribbean, Atlantic, and Mediterranean, but also served in the Vietnam War, for which she earned two battle stars. Another notable aspect of her service was the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.

Decommissioned in 1982, she is now a museum ship at the Washington Navy Yard.

Read more about USS Barry (DD-933):  Construction and Commissioning, 1956–1959, 1960–1962, Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962–1965, Vietnam War, 1966–1970, 1972–1976, 1977–1979, 1980–1982, Present