One of a multitude of highly capable, Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers, the Barry is the second of the class to be commissioned, in 1992. At 8,315 tons displacement, she has a length of 153.8m and a beam of 20.4m. She has a full complement of 346 officers and men. Her armament includes Harpoon surface-to-surface missiles, surface-to-air missiles, anti-submarine missiles and torpedoes, a 5in gun, and two six-barrelled Vulcan Phalanx air-defence weapons that can fire at a rate of 3,000 rounds a minute. She has a platform and a facility to rearm and refuel helicopters.
