Guess the vessel and river?
The small red one with all the rowers is DC Dragons, and by now some of you already know the large gray one.
If you haven’t identified the destroyer yet, it was named for a man from County Wexford, Ireland, but that’s misleading because
John Barry was born in 1745.
Click here to read of USS Barry‘s service record. Click here to read of my visit to another Forrest Sherman-class destroyer here. Question here: is the small vessel called a tender? a launch?
Barry has two of these stacks.
Another question: what is the function of the horizontally-oriented drum here on the stern of Barry?
And while I’m asking questions, does anyone recognize this panel? What transportation-related building bears it? More clues tomorrow, unless someone identifies the building . . .
All fotos by Will Van Dorp, who can’t wait for life to slow down a bit. Oh, and the river is NOT the Potomac but the Anacostia.
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September 25, 2011 at 6:40 pm
JED
The smallboat to which you allude is BARRY’s Captain’s Gig. The telltale is the RED water line. During her active service this boat would been for the Commanding Officer’s EXCLUSIVE use when the ship was at anchor. On larger vessels (oilers, carriers, etc) that could carry more than one of these types of craft; a BLUE water line would identify it as the Officer’s Motorboat. All other smallboats have no distinct waterline color. These were used for picket duty, liberty launches and the like
September 25, 2011 at 6:51 pm
JED
That goodie on the stern is the drum for the SQS-35 IVDS Towed Sonar, another pic may be seen here: http://www.hazegray.org/features/barry/barry17.jpg
September 25, 2011 at 7:20 pm
m
I believe the boat is the Captain’s gig…his private launch.
September 26, 2011 at 11:09 am
Bob
The Captain had his gig and the Admiral’s boat was called a Barge
When the captain of the Barry departed or came on on board “Barry arriving” or “Barry departing” was passed over the 1MC (PA System)
September 26, 2011 at 3:21 pm
JED
More correctly, when the CO left the ship pierside the above side honors were rendered. If he was departing via his gig, the word was passed “AWAY THE GIG, AWAY”
An Admiral’s Barge has a BLACK hull, WHITE stripe at the waterline and GREEN bottom paint