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USS Barbey (DE-1088)


Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign:
N - T - B - S
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row: Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (4)
Second Row: Navy Expeditionary Medal w/ 1 star - National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star - Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ 1 star
Third Row: Sea Service Deployment Ribbon - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
Class: Knox (As Built)      FY / SCB No.: 64/199C
Displacement: 3020 tons (std), 4065 tons (full)    Dimensions: 438'(oa), 415" (wl) x 46' 9" x 24' 9"
Armament: 1 x 5"/54 Mk 42, 1 ASROC Mk16 (16 missiles), 4-324mm Mk 32 (4x1 fixed) tubes / Mk 46 torpedos
Machinery: 2 CE 1200psi boilers; 1 Westinghouse geared turbine; 35,000 shp; 1 shaft
Speed: 27 knots    Range: 4,500 nm @ 20 knots    Crew: 13 / 211
Radars: AN/SPS-10 (surface), AN/SPS-40 (air), AN/SPS-58 threat warning in some ships
Sonars: AN/SQS-26CX, AN/SQS-35 IVDS in FF-1052, 1056, 1063-1071, 1073-1076, 1078-1097
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Avondale Marine, Avondale LA on 5 February 1971
Launched 4 December 1971, Commissioned 11 November 1972
Reclassified Frigate (FF-1088) on 30 June 1975
Assigned to Naval Reserve Force, at San Diego CA, 15 January 1991
Decommissioned at San Diego CA 19 March 1992, Stricken 11 January 1995
Fate: To Taiwan (lease) 21 June 1994, renamed ROCS Hwai Yang (FF-937)
still in service
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For Full Size Image		 Size Image Description Contributed
By And/Or Copyright
Barbey 25k Vice-Admiral Daniel E. Barbey (23 December 1889 - 11 April 1969) (Click on photo for the Admiral's complete biography) Robert M. Cieri
Barbey 63k date / location unknown Jerry Hays
Barbey 22k postcard sold aboard ship Bob Last QM2
(1976 - 1979)
Barbey 111k 12 May 1981: At sea - A port beam view of the frigate Barbey underway enroute to Hawaii. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-90-11726 by PH3 Swinland from the Defense Visual Information Center) Navsource
Barbey 162k 12 May 1981: At sea - A port view of the frigate Barbey underway enroute to Hawaii. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-90-11729 by PH3 Swinland from the DVIC)
Barbey 203k 15 March 1982: NavSta Subic Bay PI - An aerial view of the US Naval Ship Repair Facility. Moored at the facility are the Spruance-class destroyer USS Ingersoll (DD-990) and Barbey. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-84-06203 by PH1 Dave MacLean from the DVIC)
Barbey 100k date / location unknown: after hull modification -
Barbey 125k January 1987 (exact date unknown): At sea - A port view of Barbey just firing a Harpoon missile from her ASROC launcher. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-89-01880 by PH2 Gunther from the DVIC) Navsource
Barbey 125k January 1987 (exact date unknown): At sea - A port view of Barbey firing a second Harpoon missile from her ASROC launcher. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-89-01881 by PH2 Gunther from the DVIC)
Barbey 120k 2 March 1987: At sea - An aerial port bow view of various U.S. Navy ships of the aircraft carrier KITTY HAWK Battle Group underway. They are, left to right, frigate USS Stein (FF-1065), guided missile cruiser USS Halsey (CG-23), Barbey and the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), background. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-87-10711 by PH3 Martens from the DVIC)
Barbey 155k 2 March 1987: At sea - An aerial bow view of the frigate USS Stein (FF-1065), left, the guided missile cruiser USS Halsey (CG-23), center, and Barbey underway. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-87-10336 by PH2 Hensley from the DVIC)
Barbey 90k 10 February 1990: At sea - A port view of Barbey as it completes a turn during a combined U.S./Canadian naval exercise off the coast of Southern California. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-90-07747 by PHAA Christopher T. Bolden from the DVIC)
Barbey 136k 10 February 1990: At sea - Barbey heads for its next turning point during a combined U.S./Canadian naval exercise off the coast of Southern California. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-90-07748 by PHAA Christopher T. Bolden from the DVIC)
Barbey 144k 1 April 1990: At sea - A port beam view of Barbey underway. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-90-09035 from the DVIC)
Barbey 159k 1 December 1990: At sea - A port bow view of Barbey underway in rough seas. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-92-04482 by OS2 John Bouvia from the DVIC)
Barbey 159k 2006: Keelung, Taiwan - A port beam view of ROCS Hwai Yang (FFG-937)(ex USS Barbey FF-1088) moored in Keelung Harbor Perry Huang
Barbey Memorabilia
Commissioning Booklet
Barbey
Courtesy of
Robert M. Cieri		 Ship's Mug
Barbey
Courtesy of
Mike Smolinski
View the USS Barbey (DE-1088), DANFS history entry
located on the US Naval Historical Center's web site.
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
None
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Additional Resources
USS Barbey Unit Page at Military.Com
USS Barbey Page on NavySite
Tin Can Sailors Shipmate Registry - USS Barbey
Destroyer Escort Sailors Association
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