USS Barry (DD-248)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Barry.
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.
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United States | |
Name | Barry |
Namesake | John Barry |
Builder | New York Shipbuilding |
Laid down | 26 July 1919 |
Launched | 28 Oct 1920 |
Commissioned |
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Decommissioned | 21 June 1945 |
Reclassified | APD-29, 15 January 1944 |
Stricken | 21 June 1945 |
Fate | Sunk by kamikazes,[1] 21 June 1945 |
General characteristics | |
Class and 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 (3.00 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 33.3 knots (61.7 km/h) |
Range | |
Boats & landing craft carried | 4 LCP landing craft |
Complement | 130 officers and enlisted |
Armament | 3 x 3 in (76 mm) guns, 2 x 40 mm guns, 5 x 20 mm guns, 1 depth charge rack, 4 depth charge projectors |
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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.