USS Barry (DD-2)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Barry.

USS Barry in port soon after completion, c. 1902-1903.
History
United States
NameBarry
NamesakeCommodore John Barry
Ordered4 May 1898
Awarded1 October 1898
BuilderNeafie and Levy Ship and Engine Building Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Laid down2 September 1899
Launched22 March 1902
Commissioned24 November 1902
Decommissioned2 April 1908
Commissioned21 December 1908
Decommissioned21 October 1912
Commissioned24 June 1913
Decommissioned28 June 1919
Stricken15 September 1919
FateSold 3 January 1920 and scrapped
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeBainbridge-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 420 long tons (430 t) (standard)
  • 592 long tons (601 t) (full load)
Length
  • 245 ft (74.7 m) (pp)
  • 250 ft (76.2 m) (oa)
Beam23 ft 7 in (7.2 m)
Draft6 ft 6 in (2 m) (mean)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed
  • 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph) (designed speed)
  • 28.13 kn (52.10 km/h; 32.37 mph) (On trials)
Complement
  • 3 officers
  • 72 enlisted men
Armament

USS Barry, was a Bainbridge-class destroyer, she was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commodore John Barry (1745–1803).

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