USS Barney (DDG-6)
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| Ordered: | 28 March 1957 |
| Laid down: | 10 August 1959 |
| Launched: | 10 December 1960 |
| Commissioned: | 11 August 1962 |
| Decommissioned: | 17 December 1990 |
| Fate: | Held by Navy, awaiting disposition |
| Struck: | 20 November 1992 |
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| Displacement: | 4526 Tons |
| Length: | 437 ft |
| Beam: | 47 ft |
| Draught: | 26 ft |
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| Complement: | 340 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | Two 5”/54 Mk. 42 RF guns, Tartar SAM (RIM-66A/B/E) missiles in Mk. 11 launcher, ASROC ASW (RUR-5A) 8 missiles in one Mk. 16 launcher, 6 x 12.75” Mk 32 ASW Torpedo Tubes (2x3) |
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The third USS Barney (DDG-6) was a Charles F. Adams guided missile armed destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Commodore Joshua Barney USN (1759-1818).
Her original designation was DD-956. On 23 April 1957, it was decided to build her as a guided missile destroyer.
Barney was laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation at Camden in New Jersey on 10 August 1959, launched on 10 December 1960 and commissioned on 11 August 1962.
USS Barney was decommissioned on 17 December 1990, stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 20 November 1992 and sold for scrap on 15 April 1994. The scrap contract was terminated on 1 October 1996 and the ship resold on 10 February 1999.
External links
- USS Barney Association web site (http://www.uss-barney-ddg6.org/)
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register.