USSBarney(DD-149)
 USSBarney
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Barney |
| Namesake | Joshua Barney |
| Builder | William Cramp & Sons,Philadelphia |
| Cost | $1,448,398.36 (hull and machinery)[1] |
| Yard number | 464 |
| Laid down | 26 March 1918 |
| Launched | 5 September 1918 |
| Commissioned | 14 March 1919 |
| Decommissioned | 30 June 1922 |
| Identification | DD-149 |
| Recommissioned | 1 May 1930 |
| Decommissioned | 30 November 1945 |
| Reclassified | AG-113, 30 June 1945 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 13 October 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Wickes-classdestroyer |
| Displacement | 1,154 tons |
| Length | 314 ft 4 in (95.8 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft 8 in (9.7 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 0 in (2.7 m) |
| Speed | 35knots(65 km/h) |
| Complement | 133 officers andenlisted |
| Armament |
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USSBarney(DD–149)was aWickes-classdestroyerin theUnited States NavyduringWorld War II,later redesignatedAG-113.She was the second ship named forCommodoreJoshua Barney.
Barneywaslaunchedon 5 September 1918 byWilliam Cramp & SonsShip and Engine Building Company,Philadelphia,sponsoredby Miss Nannie Dornin Barney, great-granddaughter of Commodore Barney. The ship wascommissionedon 14 March 1919,Lieutenant CommanderJames L. Kauffmanin command.
Service history
[edit]Barneyreported to Division 19,Atlantic Fleet,and engaged infleet exercisesand maneuvers along theeast coastuntil 30 June 1922, when she went out of commission at Philadelphia. Recommissioned on 1 May 1930,Barneyoperated with Destroyer Squadron,Scouting Force,on the east coast and in theCaribbean Seauntil transiting thePanama Canalin February 1932 to participate infleet problemsoffSan Francisco.Remaining on thewest coast,she operated for a time in reduced commission with Rotating Destroyer Squadron 20 Scouting Force. In 1935 she cruised with Destroyer Division 3 toAlaskathence toHonolulu,and later to thePuget Soundarea for fleet problems.
Returning to the east coast, she conducted cruises with the 10th Training Squadron until November 1936, when she was placed out of commission. Recommissioned on 4 October 1939, she served on patrol duty with the 66th Division,Atlantic Squadron,and during the following year with the Inshore Patrol, 18th Naval District Defense Force.
Between December 1941 and November 1943,Barneywas assigned to the Caribbean area, escortingconvoysbetweenTrinidadBritish West Indies;andGuantánamo Bay,Cuba. On 18 September 1942, she had a collision with the destroyerGreer,resulting in severe damage and the loss of two of her crew by drowning. Both ships returned toWillemstad,Curaçao,Netherlands West Indies,where temporary repairs were made and thenBarneydeparted forCharleston Navy Yard.Permanent repairs completed in December 1942, she returned to the Caribbean.
During 14 January–May 1944,Barneycompleted two convoy escort crossings toNorth Africa.From May 1944 until February 1945, she escorted convoys in the Caribbean. In March 1945, she was assigned to TE 25 and engaged in training exercises withsubmarinesinLong IslandandBlock IslandSounds. On 30 June 1945, her classification was changed to AG-113.Barneywasdecommissionedon 30 November 1945 and sold forscrapon 13 October 1946.
Awards
[edit]Barneyreceived onebattle starfor her escort of Convoy UOS 37 (11 April 1944 – 12 April 1944).
Resources
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This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.The entry can be foundhere.
- ^"Table 21 - Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919".Congressional Serial Set.U.S. Government Printing Office: 762. 1921.
