USS Barry ( DD - 248 ) Barry ( DD - 248 / APD - 29 ) was a " Clemson " - class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was the second ship named for Commodore John Barry . " Barry " was launched 28 October 1920 by New York Shipbuilding Co . , Camden , New Jersey ; sponsored by Mrs . Shelton E . Martin , great - grandniece of Commodore Barry , and commissioned with 50 percent complement 28 December 1920 , Lieutenant , junior grade A . H . Bamberger , USNR , in command . Service history . " Barry " was held in reserve commission until 15 November 1921 , when she was placed in full commission and reported to the Atlantic Fleet . In October 1922 , she departed Hampton Roads , Virginia , for the Mediterranean where she served with the U . S . Naval Detachment in Turkish Waters until July 1923 . Returning to the East Coast 10 August 1923 , she joined Destroyer Squadron 14 , Scouting Fleet . Later in August and September , " Barry " operated as a plane guard in the Atlantic for the U . S . Army ' s " Around the World Flight " and was stationed between Labrador and Nova Scotia , Canada . When one of the three Army planes ditched owing to engine trouble , " Barry " transported the pilots to Pictou , Nova Scotia , where they boarded a replacement plane to continue their flight home to Seattle via Boston and across the United States . Early in 1925 , " Barry " transited the Panama Canal and joined the Battle Fleet for maneuvers in the Pacific . She returned to the East Coast in July 1925 , and took up routine duties with the Scouting Fleet until February 1932 , when she returned to the Pacific for fleet maneuvers . Upon completion of maneuvers , she returned to the Atlantic and was assigned to Rotating Reserve Destroyer Squadron 19 at Norfolk , 20 December 1932 . " Barry " was recommissioned at Norfolk 20 June 1933 and on 1 July sailed for San Diego to Join Destroyer Division 7 , Scouting Force . She served with the Scouting Force until May 1936 when she returned to the Atlantic and for a short time served as flagship of Destroyer Division 8 . Later in 1936 she again returned to the Pacific , joining Destroyer Division 22 , Battle Force . Between January and April 1938 she was in Hawaiian waters and on 21 May 1938 was transferred to Destroyer Division 21 , in the Atlantic . World War II . " Barry " joined Destroyer Division 67 in the Canal Zone 18 October 1940 . Still on duty there when the United States entered World War II , she was assigned escort and anti - submarine warfare missions against the German submarines in the Atlantic . Early in 1942 , " Barry " operated in the Caribbean escorting convoys between Guantanamo Bay , Cuba , and Panama ; and Curaçao and Trinidad . Later in the year and throughout the first half of 1943 she performed escort duties in the South Atlantic , operating from Trinidad . Between July and November 1943 , she served as a unit of TG 21 . 14 , an offensive antisubmarine patrol which operated along the North Atlantic convoy lanes . The group conducted two sweeps ( 30 July – 10 September and 28 September – 8 November ) during which aircraft from sank eight German submarines . " Barry " and rescued survivors of after she was fatally damaged 1 November while sinking by ramming . " Barry " underwent conversion to a high - speed transport at Charleston Navy Yard , 31 December 1943 – 17 February 1944 ( reclassified APD - 29 , 15 January 1944 ) . " Barry " departed the East Coast 13 April 1944 for Mers - el - Kebir , Algeria , arriving 30 April . Practice amphibious landings were carried out until 14 August , when she sortied for the invasion of southern France . Between 15 and 20 August 1944 , she landed her troops on the Islands of Levant and Port Cros , as well as on the mainland of France . Between August and December , " Barry " served on escort duty in the western Mediterranean and then returned to the United States , arriving at Norfolk 23 December 1944 . After brief repairs , " Barry " departed for the Pacific and arrived at Pearl Harbor 24 March 1945 . After training in the Hawaiian Islands , she arrived off Okinawa 16 May and performed patrol and escort duties during the occupation of the island . Fate . On 25 May , she was attacked by two " kamikaze s " while on patrol 35 miles northwest of Okinawa . One was shot down , but the other broke through the barrage and struck " Barry " below her bridge . Twenty - eight of her crew were wounded by shrapnel . The explosion of the plane ' s gasoline tanks and bomb ignited fuel oil escaping from " Barry " s ruptured tanks . The fire threatened the forward magazine which could not be reached to flood . At 1340 , 40 minutes after the plane struck , the commanding officer gave the order to abandon ship . " Barry " s boats were lowered and all hands safely cleared the side . At 1500 , the water had risen until the forward magazine was covered , minimizing the danger of explosion . A skeleton crew , together with parties from and then reboarded " Barry " and the last fires were extinguished at 0630 the next day . " Barry " was towed to the anchorage at Kerama Retto 28 May , and was found too extensively damaged to warrant repair or salvage . Stripped of useful gear , she was decommissioned 21 June 1945 . Later in the day , she was towed from the harbor of Kerama Retto to be used as a decoy for the " kamikazes " . While under tow , she was attacked again and sunk along with her escort , . Awards . " Barry " received the Presidential Unit Citation as a unit of TG 21 . 14 and four battle star s for her actions in the Atlantic and Pacific during World War II .