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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.

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The USS Barry (DDG-52) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. The ship was named after Commodore John Barry, a hero of the American Revolutionary War and the first commissioned officer in the US Navy. The USS Barry was commissioned in 1992 and has participated in several operations and exercises, including Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Odyssey Dawn. The USS Barry is equipped with a variety of weapons and sensors, including the Aegis combat system, Tomahawk cruise missiles, Harpoon anti-ship missiles, Standard surface-to-air missiles, Phalanx close-in weapon system, and two SH-60 Seahawk helicopters. The USS Barry has a crew of about 300 officers and enlisted personnel and is homeported in Yokosuka, Japan.