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Default Spectacular Day on the Potomac


On Tue, 27 May 2008 23:38:33 -0400, wrote:



What is that ship tied up behind your boat? That the War college back
there? It's been a while since I was in DC



It's the destroyer Barry, named after a revolutionary war hero.

http://www.ushistory.org/people/commodorebarry.htm

The ship was decommissioned at least 25 years ago.