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USS Barr (DE 576)
Destroyer Escort of the Buckley class
USS Barr after conversion to an APD from a Buckley class DE
| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Buckley |
| Pennant | DE 576 |
| Built by | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 5 Nov 1943 |
| Launched | 28 Dec 1943 |
| Commissioned | 16 Feb 1944 |
| End service | 12 Jul 1946 |
| History | Converted to high speed transport of the Crosley class and reclassified APD-39 on 23 October 1944. Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the USS Barr |
Commands listed for USS Barr (DE 576)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Henry Harold Love, USNR | 15 Feb 1944 | 2 Jul 1944 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Porter Tirrill Dickie, Jr., USNR | 2 Jul 1944 | 31 Jul 1945 |
| 3 | William Howard Gordon, USN | 31 Jul 1945 | 22 Nov 1945 |
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