| • Science | • People | • Locations | • Timeline |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 26 May 1987 |
| Laid down: | 26 February 1990 |
| Launched: | 10 May 1991 |
| Commissioned: | 12 December 1992 |
| Decommissioned: | |
| Fate: | Active in service |
| Homeport: | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Struck: | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 8,315 tons (7543 t) |
| Length: | 505 ft (154 m) |
| Beam: | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Draught: | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW) |
| Speed: | 30+ knots (55+ km/h) |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 337 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 1 × 29 cell, 1 × 61 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems, 90 × RIM-67 SM-2, BGM-109 Tomahawk or RUM-139 VL-Asroc, missiles 1 × 5 in, 2 × 25 mm, 4 × 12.7 mm guns, 2 × Phalanx CIWS 2 × Mk 46 triple torpedo tubes |
| Aircraft: | 1 SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter can be embarked |
| Motto: | "Strength and Diversity" |
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In 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co, Barry participated at the annual Fleet WeekFleet Week is a United States Navy and United States Coast Guard tradition where active military ships recently deployed in over sea operations dock in a variety of major cities for one week. Once the ships docks, the crew can enter and the city and visit in New York City.
See USS Barry for other ships of this name.