USS BARRY (DD-933)
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N 38° 52.300 W 076° 59.768
18S E 326832 N 4304429
This is a FREE place to visit, in that it was paid for by the base to showcase naval life during the cold war. The major issue will be getting access to the base, which it is strongly recommended that you access the NDW web site below.
The USS Barry (DD933) is one of only three remaining Forrest Shermans, and the fourth vessel to bear the name of the illustrious Revolutionary War naval hero.
Waymark Code: WMEXN
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 06/15/2006
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Used for training and shipboard familiarization, and as a ceremonial platform the BARRY is one of the most popular visitor destinations on the Washington Navy Yard.
Launched: October 1, 1955 at Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. Commissioned: September 7, 1956
USS BARRY is one of only three remaining FORREST SHERMANS. She is the third ship to bear the name of the illustrious Revolutionary War naval hero, Commodore John Barry. She supported the 1958 Marine and Army airborne unit landing in Beirut, Lebanon. In 1962, she was a member of the task force that quarantined Cuba in response to evidence that Soviet missiles had been installed on the island.
BARRY earned two battle stars for her service during the Vietnam conflict. She was credited with destroying over 1,000 enemy structures. In the early 1970s she was homeported in Athens, Greece as part of the Navy's forward deployment program. BARRY was decommissioned in 1982. She began her new career as a permanent public display ship in 1984. She is also used for training and shipboard familiarization, and as a ceremonial platform.
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