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USS Barr

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spent D-Day, 19 February, in transport areas about 6,000 yards (5,000 m) off the eastern beaches. Her boats, manned by UDT frogmen, assisted in guiding marines to the landing beaches. Then, until 3 March, the high speed transport took screening station at night and anchored during the day while
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The next morning, following intense shelling by fire support ships and aircraft, the fast transports approached the eastern beaches for reconnaissance by the UDTs. During the afternoon, they made a reconnaissance of the western beaches in the same manner. On 18 February,
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from the two British warships and landed them at Yokosuka. After this mission, she proceeded to the north end of the bay to evacuate Allied prisoners of war from central Honshū. During several trips, the fast transport received on board 1,135 former
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arrived off the southern end of the island on 16 February; and, that afternoon, her embarked UDT 13 successfully completed its first mission. The team placed a navigational light on the hazardous Higashi Rocks despite coming under enemy fire.
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The Japanese maintained an almost constant aerial onslaught in the early days of the invasion. Barr did not close Okinawa on D-Day, 1 April, but remained in the transport area as a part of the anti-submarine screen. She transferred UDT 13 to
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continued on to the Philippines, visiting Leyte and Manila before joining the screen of an Okinawa-bound convoy at Lingayen Gulf. The fast transport resumed screening duties at Okinawa after her return late in June.
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stayed in drydock at Casablanca until 2 July while the wreckage of her damaged stern was burned off, spaces cleared of oil and debris, and stern plates welded on for the trip home. On 3 July,
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put UDT 13 ashore on Keise Shima, a group of small sand and coral islands between Kerama Retto and Okinawa, to gather information and blast passages through the reef for the
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made one mail run to Iwo Jima between 24 and 28 September and then remained in port at Tokyo until 12 October, when she was ordered to Nagasaki for duty with the U.S.
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The transport arrived at San Diego on 19 December and, after voyage repairs, continued on to the east coast where she was placed out of commission, in reserve, at
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back to Okinawa. The fast transport remained off the Hagushi anchorage providing anti-air and anti-submarine defense until 27 May, when she headed for Saipan as a
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as well. The explosion wrecked the ship aft of the No. 2 engine room, killing four of her crew, injuring 14, and leaving 12 missing. Throughout the night,
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and the other APDs stood out of the lagoon at Ulithi with the Iwo Jima invasion force. The transports rehearsed D-Day movements at
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Co.; launched on 28 December 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Cora Dell Barr, Pfc. Barr's mother; and commissioned on 16 February 1944.
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received orders to land her UDT on the Higashi Rocks again to reposition the light before retiring for the night. As she and
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s injured and about half of her crew on board, hooked up a towline to the damaged escort and began the journey to
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rammed and sank an enemy submarine, verifying that the waters of the South Atlantic did hide enemy submarines.
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on 6 and 7 April and continued screening until 9 April, when she sailed to Saipan for a week of repairs.
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sailed for Norfolk on 3 November for boat training, and departed that port on the 15th as escort for
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The destroyer escort spent the next three months in drydock being refurbished and converted to a
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in tow. After a brief stop in Bermuda to avoid a major tropical storm, the ships arrived at the
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Buckley-class destroyer escort, and later a Charles Lawrence-class of the United States Navy
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remained in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet until the early 1960s. Her name was struck from the
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on the 12th and 13th. Then, the advance group headed for Iwo Jima on the 14th.
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UDTs worked with the beachmasters to remove underwater obstacles. On 4 March,
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6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
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Islands. She operated as part of a hunter-killer group built around the
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from the Japanese on 7 August 1942. Barr was posthumously awarded the
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World War II frigates and destroyer escorts of the United States
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shuttled between Pearl Harbor and Maui, where she trained with
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got underway again on 23 April to escort a convoy of LSTs and
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World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
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sailed westward and arrived at Pearl Harbor on 9 December.
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and stopping in San Francisco to load more cargo, she and
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pulled away from the island, a Japanese bomber flew over
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on 13 January 1942. He completed his recruit training at
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For the next week, the fast transport prepared for the
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List of destroyer escorts of the United States Navy
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After the evacuation was completed, 770:escort. Leaving the convoy at Saipan, 374:named for Pvt. Woodrow Wilson Barr of 20: 2785:Ships built in Hingham, Massachusetts 879:"Conquest of Tulagi, 7–8 August 1942" 44: 7: 384:was laid down on 5 November 1943 at 460:, the destroyer escort reported to 2744:List of frigates of the Royal Navy 707:departed Iwo Jima and steamed via 14: 2673: 2634: 2589: 2550: 2505: 2424: 2355: 1886: 986: 902: 46: 24: 2765:Buckley-class destroyer escorts 532:stayed dead in the water while 861:for her World War II service. 696:, and caused many casualties. 1: 918:. The entry can be found 826:Decommissioned and in reserve 737:. During the next four days, 410:Parris Island, South Carolina 370:-class fast transport of the 242:12,000 shp (8.9 MW) 573:took over and finally towed 2348:Post-World War II operators 832:Green Cove Springs, Florida 642:Underwater Demolition Teams 425:1st Marine Raider Battalion 265:(43 km/h; 26 mph) 2806: 940:at NavSource Naval History 577:into port six days later. 412:, followed by training at 406:United States Marine Corps 82:Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard 2734: 2708: 2342: 1462:DE-563 — DE-574 (Unnamed) 157: 39: 23: 1212:DE-95 — DE-98 (Unnamed) 1189:DE-78 — DE-90 (Unnamed) 978:-class destroyer escorts 820:Strategic Bombing Survey 805:east of Tokyo, embarked 510:suffered a torpedo hit. 452:Following shakedown off 2513:Colombian National Navy 617:. After transiting the 456:and escort training at 419:He was deployed to the 341:2 Ă— depth charge tracks 338:depth charge projectors 306:1.1-inch/75-caliber gun 197:306 ft (93 m) 158:General characteristics 123:APD-39, 23 October 1944 2597:Republic of Korea Navy 2432:Republic of China Navy 539:patrolled around her. 518:, later identified as 390:Bethlehem Shipbuilding 386:Hingham, Massachusetts 300:3-inch/50-caliber guns 205:37 ft (11 m) 569:; and the Dutch tug, 478:and also composed of 402:Keyser, West Virginia 376:Keyser, West Virginia 330:anti-submarine mortar 1429:J. Douglas Blackwood 600:high speed transport 288:15 officers, 198 men 1436:Francis M. Robinson 834:, on 12 July 1946. 779:Post-war activities 720:invasion of Okinawa 632:Pacific fleet, 1945 429:recapture of Tulagi 73:Woodrow Wilson Barr 2401:Joseph E. Campbell 1133:Joseph E. Campbell 994:United States Navy 846:on 26 March 1963. 791:rendezvoused with 372:United States Navy 2752: 2751: 2704: 2703: 2657:Vincente Guerrero 2413:Daniel T. Griffin 1902: 1565:Damon M. Cummings 1481:Alexander J. Luke 1387:William T. Powell 1025:Daniel T. Griffin 785:Japan capitulated 423:as a part of the 347: 346: 251:359 tons fuel oil 2797: 2679: 2677: 2676: 2640: 2638: 2637: 2595: 2593: 2592: 2556: 2554: 2553: 2511: 2509: 2508: 2482:George W. Ingram 2430: 2428: 2427: 2389:Jack C. Robinson 2361: 2359: 2358: 2344: 1897: 1892: 1890: 1889: 1621:Jack C. Robinson 1081:George W. Ingram 1018:Charles Lawrence 992: 990: 989: 968: 961: 954: 945: 906: 905: 895: 894: 892: 890: 875: 593:Boston Navy Yard 567:Eugene E. Elmore 549: 541:Eugene E. Elmore 488:Eugene E. Elmore 458:Casco Bay, Maine 368:Charles Lawrence 364:destroyer escort 318:21 inch (533 mm) 234:General Electric 173:destroyer escort 107:16 February 1944 99:28 December 1943 54: 51: 50: 49: 28: 21: 2805: 2804: 2800: 2799: 2798: 2796: 2795: 2794: 2755: 2754: 2753: 2748: 2730: 2700: 2681:Philippine Navy 2674: 2672: 2667: 2635: 2633: 2628: 2590: 2588: 2583: 2558:Ecuadorian Navy 2551: 2549: 2544: 2534:Almirante BriĂłn 2506: 2504: 2499: 2425: 2423: 2418: 2356: 2354: 2349: 2338: 1896: 1887: 1885: 1880: 1770:Earl V. Johnson 1699:Henry R. Kenyon 1551:William C. Cole 1488:Robert I. Paine 1202:DE-93 (Unnamed) 1199:DE-92 (Unnamed) 1114:DE-67 (Unnamed) 987: 985: 980: 972: 930: 903: 899: 898: 888: 886: 877: 876: 872: 867: 857:received three 852: 828: 781: 634: 606:on 23 October, 602:. Redesignated 547: 535:Robert I. 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Index

USS Barr (APD-39) shown after conversion to Auxiliary High Speed Transport
Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard
battle stars
Buckley-class
destroyer escort
General Electric
turbo-electric
knots
3-inch/50-caliber guns
1.1-inch/75-caliber gun
20 mm guns
21 inch (533 mm)
torpedo tubes
Hedgehog
anti-submarine mortar
K-gun
Buckley-class
destroyer escort
United States Navy
Keyser, West Virginia
Hingham, Massachusetts
Bethlehem Shipbuilding
Keyser, West Virginia
United States Marine Corps
Parris Island, South Carolina
Quantico
Pacific Theatre
1st Marine Raider Battalion
recapture of Tulagi
Silver Star

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