A Cold Warrior Turns 50: Remembering USS Barry

摘要

A few years ago, the Naval Historical Foundation received a phone call from an indignant individual who could not believe the Navy had honored then-mayor of Washington, D.C., Marion Barry by naming a ship for him and berthing it at the Washington Navy Yard. The caller was quickly informed that the destroyer in question — USS Barry — was actually named for Commodore John Barry, a key figure in the early Continental Navy.