USS Barry (DDG-52)
 The Barry 2004 in the Atlantic |
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Order | May 26, 1987 |
| Keel laying | February 26, 1990 |
| Launch | May 10, 1991 |
| 1. Period of service |
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| Commissioning | December 12, 1992 |
| Technical specifications | |
| displacement |
8315 tons |
| length |
154 m |
| width |
20 metres |
| Draft |
9.5 meters |
| crew |
26 officers, 315 men |
| drive |
2 propellers, driven by 4 gas turbines; 100,000 wave horsepower |
| speed |
31 knots |
| Armament |
90 VLS cells |
The USS Barry (DDG-52) is a United States Navy guided missile destroyer . She belongs to the Arleigh Burke class . The ship is named after John Barry , who commanded the USS United States during the quasi-war against France.
history
In September 1987 the contract for the construction of DDG-52 was placed. In February 1990, the ship was laid down as the second of her class, the yard was Ingalls Shipbuilding . The destroyer was launched in May 1991 and was christened. In December 1992 the John Barry was put into service.
Already in the first years the ship won several prizes - three times until 1998 the Battenberg Cup . In 1996, the destroyer operated with the USS George Washington (CVN-73) in the Mediterranean, where the combat group took part in Operation Joint Endeavor .
In 2003 the ship ended a docking period in the Norfolk Naval Shipyard . In 2005 she sailed alongside USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Persian Gulf in the war on terror . In July 2006, the Barry was deployed to help with the evacuation of American citizens from Lebanon. In 2008 she took part in the Sea Breeze exercise in the Black Sea. On October 23, the Barry docked in the Black Sea port of the Turkish city of Samsun . The destroyer was towed to the pier by the local tugs when the stern ran onto a sandbank and got stuck. After the Barry was freed, divers examined the ship, but found no damage.
In early 2011, the Barry moved alongside the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) in European waters and further into the Indian Ocean, where the group was used to keep the sea lanes clear. At the beginning of March 2011, the destroyer left the group and moved through the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean Sea to strengthen the American presence off Libya; it was followed by the USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) and the USS Ponce (LPD-15) . On March 19, the destroyer fired BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missiles at Libyan targets as part of Operation Odyssey Dawn .
Web links
- Entry in the Naval Vessel Register (Engl.)
- official homepage on navy.mil (engl.)