USS Barney (DDG 6)

- formerly DD 956 -
- decommissioned -

USS BARNEY was the 5th ship in the CHARLES F. ADAMS - class of guided missile destroyers and was homeported in Norfolk, Va.

USS BARNEY was stricken from the navy list on November 20, 1992, and is currently berthed at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF), Philadelphia, PA, awaiting final disposal.

General Characteristics:	Keel laid: August 10, 1959
	Launched: December 10, 1960
	Commissioned: August 11, 1962
	Decommissioned: December 17, 1990
	Builder: New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.
	Propulsion system:4 - 1200 psi boilers; 2 geared turbines
	Propellers: two
	Length: 437 feet (133.2 meters)
	Beam: 47 feet (14.3 meters)
	Draft: 20 feet (6.1 meters)
	Displacement: approx. 4,500 tons
	Speed: 31+ knots
	Aircraft:none
	Armament: two Mk 42 5-inch/54 caliber guns, Mk 46 torpedoes from two Mk-32 triple mounts, one Mk 16 ASROC Missile Launcher, one Mk 11 Mod.0 Missile Launcher for Standard (MR) and Harpoon Missiles
	Crew: 24 officers and 330 enlisted

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Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS BARNEY. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.

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