About USS Barry

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 became the "Display Ship Barry" (DS Barry), a museum ship at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., in 1984.

Renovation of DS Barry to allow her to continue as a museum ship was deemed too expensive to justify. Furthermore, the planned construction of a fixed-span bridge to replace the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, a swing bridge, would have trapped her at the Washington Navy Yard permanently. Scrapping was therefore the only realistic option. An official departure ceremony for the ship took place on 17 October 2015, and she was towed away on 7 May 2016 to be scrapped in Philadelphia. Scrapping was completed by 11 February 2022.

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Founded
1984

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  1. USS Barry, Washington, D.C.01Washington, D.C.Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain
  2. DD-933 on the C&D Canal02DD- on the C&D CanalJfarena · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. USS Barry (DD-933) is pulled down the Potomac River on 7 May03(DD-) is pulled down the Potomac River on 7 MayU.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gregory N. Juday · Public domain
  4. DD-933 Barry - DPLA - 4c2515d7d66043f4ac0e3d87a7b92b04DD- Barry - DPLA - 4c2515d7d66043f4ac0e3d87a7b92bDepartment of Defense. Department of the Navy. Bureau of Ships. 9/18/1947-5/1/1966 · Public domain
  5. DD-932 John Paul Jones - DPLA - ecb1a53639ebedbb48f25eacad3c9db05DD- John Paul Jones - DPLA - ecb1a53639ebedbb48f25eacad3c9dbDepartment of Defense. Department of the Navy. Bureau of Ships. 9/18/1947-5/1/1966 · Public domain

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