USS BARR (DE-576) torpedo damage

Photograph

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Destroyer Escort Historical Museum

Original Image

Original Image

Name/Title

USS BARR (DE-576) torpedo damage

Entry/Object ID

Reference Archive 170

Tags

1.1-inch, BUCKLEY-class, Depth charge, Destroyer escort, Mast, Stack, U-boat

Description

A damaged BARR after being torpedoed by U-549 on 29 May 1944 just over 300 miles northwest of the Canary Islands. Seventeen crew were killed in action. Donated during the crews August 2003 reunion in Albany, NY.

Collection

USS Barr DE 576/APD 39