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Barry ' s History Barry (DDG 52), the fourth ship in the United States Navy named after Captain Barry, is the second ship in the ARLEIGH BURKE Class of AEGIS guided missile destroyers and the first built by Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, Mississippi. Her construction began on March 13, 1989; she was launched on May 10, 1991, and christened on June 8, 1991 by her sponsor, Mrs. Rose Cochran, wife of United States Senator Thad Cochran. BARRY served off Haiti in Operation Support Democracy in the Fall of 1 993 prior to her first deployment in 1994. The ship has won the Battle Efficiency Award, all departmental awards, and the NEY Award for 1994. Ship ' s Mission BARRY is equipped with the most advanced naval weapons systems in the world. AEGIS, a computerized, quick reaction, air defense system, provides extraordinary capabilities against attacking aircraft and missiles. The heart of the AEGIS system is the SPY radar which automatically detects and tracks virtually everything that is flying out to and beyond 200 miles. BARRY also has the most advanced underwater surveillance sys- tem available today. Our trio of antisubmarine warfare (ASW) equipment consists of a hull monitored sonar, an acoustic array sonar, which is towed like a tail behind the ship, and a helicopter data link which can receive information on the location of submarines and surface ships miles away. BARRY ' S Vertical Launching System can launch both long-range surface-to-surface and land attack TOM AH A WK cruise missile and the Standard surface-to-air missile. One forward 5 gun mount is used against threatening ships and boats to bombard shore targets. Propelled by powerful, quick response gas turbine (jet) engines to speeds in excess of 30 knots, BARRY is a diverse and extremely capable warship. Ship ' s History and Mission 3 , I
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V m , - - Commanding Officer : r r i®ig£4a iii 5,-;-; Commander Stavridis is a 1 976 distinguished graduate of tHe U.S. Naval Academy and a native of Florida. Following his commis- sioning, he was assigned as the Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer aboard USS Hewitt (DD-966). ;;7c7 ; y :v X ' - ' ;Sv7 ' .(i: ' l ' o: After his initial tour, Cominandef Stavridis was selected for the Carrier Readiness Improvement Program, and served as Propul- sion and Electrical Officer in USS Forrestal (CV-59). Duty in the Strategic Concepts Group (OP-603) on the CNO ' s staff followed, , where he worked as a strategic planner. ' ! } i ' .V;-: Commander Stavridis then earned a Ph.D. from The Fletcher School ofLaw and Diplomacy in International Relations. He finished tlrst in his class at The Fletcher School and was awarded the Gulhon Prize as Outstanding Student in 1983. During the same two year period, he concurrently completed the Naval War College. Following Surface Warfare Officer School, where he won the City of Newport and Newport Navy League Awards for finishing as class honorman, he reported as Operations Officer to USS Valley Forge (CG-50) for a three year tour, participating in Operation Ernest Will Kuwaiti tanker escort operations. .7 , Commander Stavridis then served on the personal staff of the C ' Chief of Naval Operations as a strategic and long range planner at the ' ■ CNO Executive Panel (OP-OOK) prior to relieving as Executive Officer in USS Antietam (CG-54). During his two year tour on the Antietam, he served as Antiair Warfare Commander in Operation - Desert Shield Desert Storm. vO ' . S ' 7 He completed the National War College as a distinguished graduate in June 1 992 and served as Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy before assuming command of USS Barry (DDG-52). Barry has completed Caribbean and Mediterranean deployments, including Haitian operations and Red Crown duties in the Adriatic, under his command. He has won the Arleigh Burke Award, the Admiral John Sides Award for ASW, the Meritorious Service Medal (3), the Navy Commendation Medal (4), the Navy Achievement Medal, as well as various campaign and unit decorations. He is also editor otWatch Officer ' s Guide and coauthor of Division Officer ' s Guide. 1 ' ,- ' , ' J.V Commander Stavridis is married to the former Laura Eliza- beth Hall. They reside in Vi Christina Anne and Julia Elizabeth.
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