USS Barbey (FF-1088)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Barbey (DE-1088/FF-1088) was a Knox-class frigate of the US Navy. Barbey (DE-1088) was laid down on 5 February 1972 by Avondale Shipyards, Inc., Westwego, La., launched on 4 December 1971, sponsored by Mrs. Daniel E. Barbey, widow of Vice Admiral Barbey, and placed in commission at Long Beach Naval Shipyard on 11 November 1972, Comdr. Theodore B. Shultz in command. After fitting out and completing sea trials at Long Beach Naval Shipyard, Barbey got underway on 4 February 1973 for shakedown training in the Hawaiian Islands. Before post-shakedown availability at Long Beach, which commenced on 12 May, the ship enjoyed a three-day liberty at Acapulco, Mexico, plane guarded for Hancock and conducted acoustic tests at Seattle. The availability included a drydock period from 5 June to 9 October during which workers at Long Beach Naval Shipyard modified her flight deck and hangar to accommodate a light airborne multi-purpose system (LAMPS) helicopter and installed an experimental controllable pitch propeller (CPP). Testing and adjusting the new propeller system occupied the ship through January 1974.... Mehr