USS Barry (DD-248)

History
United States
Name	Barry
Namesake	John Barry
Builder	New York Shipbuilding
Laid down	26 July 1919
Launched	28 Oct 1920
Commissioned	reserve: 28 December 1920 fully: 15 November 1921
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	26,500 shp (20 MW); geared turbines, 2 screws
Speed	33.3 knots (61.7 km/h)
Range	4,900 nm (9,100 km) @ 15 kn
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

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.

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.