Barbey (FF 1088) - Naval Cruise Book

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The thirty-seventh ship of the Knox Class 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 systems BARBEY has the additional mission of anti-surface warfare with secondary capabilities in shore bombardment, helicopter support, 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 accomplish this mission, she is equipped with an underwater fire control system, the long range bow mounted sonar, the variable depth towed sonar, torpedo tubes, and 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 con- trol 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 horsepow- er to a single 5 bladed propellor capable of driving the ship in excess of 27 Knots. An au- tomatic boiler combustion control is employed to regulate the plants 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. BARBEY ' S keel was laid 5 February 1971 at Avondale Shipyards, Inc., Westwago, Louisi- ana and launced 4 December 1971 under th e sponsorship of Mrs. Daniel E. Barbey, widow of the late VADM Daniel E. Barbey, USN. BARBEY was commissioned II November 1972 in Long Beach California. As a unit of Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, USS BARBEY is homeported in San Diego, Califor- nia.

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VICE ADMIRAL DANIEL E. BARBEY Vice Admiral Daniel Edward Barbey was born December 23, 1889 in Portland, Oregon. He was appointed to the Naval Academy in 1908 and commissioned Ensign in 1912. He then served on the battleship CALIFORNIA and the destroyer LAWRENCE. During world War I, he served in the gun- boat ANNAPOLIS and destroyer STEVENS, his first international political experience was gained in the aftermath of World War I while on the staff of Admiral Mark Bristol, U.S. High Commissioner to Turkey. In 1921 he was borrowed to serve the Allied Commission of Trade with Turkey, and was an observer with the White Russian armies during the Crimean Campaign. Following duty in destroyers, cruisers, and battleships, Barbey became aide to the Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, in June 1928. He next commanded destroyer LEA, was inspector of ordnance at Mare Is- land, First Lieutenant of the battleship NEW YORK, then commanded destroyer RA- MAPO. He took command of destroyer Di- vision 17 in June 1936, headed the War Plans Section in the Bureau of Navigation (now the Bureau of Naval Personnel) from June 1937 to May 1940, and then commanded the battleship NEW YORK. During 1941-42, Vice Admiral Barbey, then a captain and Chief of Staff, Service Force, Atlantic Fleet, earned the Legion of Merit for professional skill in devising, developing, and executing the logistics plan for the first overall large-scale amphibious operations involving both the United States Army and Naval forces. He became a member of Admiral King ' s staff in May 1942, organizing and leading the first amphibious warfare section in the U.S. Navy Department. He thus had a primary role in the design, testing and developing of new beach craft (LST, LCT, LCI) as well as the dock landing ship (LSD) and amphibious assault vehicles. In Jan- uary 1943, he became Commander, Amphibious Force, Southwest Pacific (later Seventh Amphibious Force). Throughout the remainder of the Pacific War, Vice Admiral Barbey personally led his amphibious force expertly planning and directing the brilliantly executed amphibious assault landing upon which de- pended the success of the campaigns in New Britain, New Guinea, Morotai, Leyte and Luzon. He likewise served with superb distinction in transporting and protecting troops of the Eighth Army landings in the Southern Philippines and North Borneo. He planned and led 56 major amphibious attacks against enemy in- stallations, involving the landing of more than a million fighting men with their weapons, equipment, and supplies. His fearless leadership, tactical skill, and inspiring devotion to duty were recognized by the award of the Navy Cross, three awards of the Distinguished Service Medal and Legion of Merit. At the close of World War II, Vice Admiral Barbey landed the occupation forces in Korea and carried out the delicate mission of redistributing Chinese Nationalist troops in China, Korea, and Mancuria. Later, as Commander Caribbean Sea Frontier, (1947-1950), he often acted as U.S. representative to the republics of that ocean area. At the time of his retirement of 30 June 1951, he was the Commandant of the 13th Na- val District. At his country ' s service for over 43 years. Vice Admiral Daniel Edward Barbey died II April 1969. i