Barbey (FF 1088) - Naval Cruise Book

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BARBEY ' s keel was laid 5 February 1971 at Avondale Shipyards, Inc., Westwago,. Louisiana and launched 4 December 1971 under the sponsorship of Mrs. Daniel E. Barbey, widow of the late yADM Daniel E. Barbey, USN. BARBEY was commissioned 11 November 1972 in Long Beach, California. As a unit of Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, USS BARBEY is homeported in San Diego California.

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USS BARBEY (FF [ The thirty-seventh ship of the Knox Class ' of Fast Frigate, USS BARBEY employs the most advanced weapons and sensors for her primary role of anti-submarine escort. With the addition of the Harpoon missile BARBEY has the additional mission of anti-surface warfare with secondary capabilities in shore bombardment, helicopter supp ort, anti-air warfare, search and rescue, surveillance, blockade and patrol. BARBEY is the first ship of the U.S. Navy to be named in honor of Vice Admiral Daniel E. Barbey, USN, a pioneer and master of amphibious warfare during World War II. The primary mission of BARBEY is the detection and destruction of enemy submar- ines, primarily during convoy escort or formation screening operations. To accom- plish this mission, she is equipped with an underwater fire control system, the long range bow mounted sonar, the variable depth towed sonar, torpedo tubes, the anti-submarine rocket launcher (ASROC), and the helicopter flight deck for the LAMPS helicopter. For secondary missions, BARBEY is equipped with the medium range Harpoon anti-ship missile, the 5 54 caliber rapid fire gun, surface and air search radars and gunfire control radar. BARBEY ' s complement is 17 officers and 250 enlisted men. She displaces 4,200 tons with a length of 438 feet and a beam of 46 feet 9 inches. Living quarters are modern with air conditioned messing and berthing spaces, a barber shop, post office, ship ' s store, and modern galley. USS BARBEY is propelled by two 1200 PSI boilers which provide 35,000 shaft horsepower to a single 5 bladed propellor capable of driving the ship in excess of 27 knots. An automatic boiler combustion control is employed to regulate the plant ' s operation. Most of the engineering watches are stood inside air conditioned control booths. The two fresh water evaporators provide up to 24,000 gallons of fresh water per day for use by the crew and the boilers.

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Commanding Officer Commander James B. Greene, Jr. Commander James B. Greene, Jr., a native of Arlington, Virginia, received his commission through the NROTC program upon graduation from Brown University in 1964. His tours of sea duty include engineering billets on USS BARRY (DD 933) and USS JOHN PA UL JONES (DDG 32) and Executive Officer of the USS LEADER (MSO 490) and USS SEMMES (DDG 18). Commander Greene also served as Flag Secretary Aide to Commander Amphibious Group One. When ashore, Commander Greene at- tended the U.S. Naval Destroyer School and Naval Postgraduate School vi here he earned Masters of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering and Business Administra- tion Weapons Systems Acquistion Man- agement. . . . Prior to assuming command of USS BARBEY (FF 1088J he served as Plans and Programs Division Director of the Surveillance Radar Subgroup, Naval Sea Systems Command. Commander Greene ' s avi ards include the Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with seven stars, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Ribbon, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation, the Navy E Ribbon, two awards, and the Navy Expeditionary Medal. Commander Greene is married to the former Diane Montgomery of Forest Hills, New York. The Greenes have four children: Jamie, Kelly Ann, Kevin and Kathleen.