U.S. Navy quickens ship rotation in Japan with eye on Taiwan

Oldest destroyer USS Barry leaves Yokosuka after six years

20230220 USS Barry leaving Japan

The USS Barry departs Yokosuka, Japan on Feb. 17 as it shifts its homeport to Naval Station Everett, Washington, ending nearly seven years of forward deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet.  © U.S. Navy

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent

TOKYO -- The U.S. Navy's guided missile destroyer USS Barry departed from Yokosuka, Japan last Friday, ending a forward deployment of six years. Its replacement, the newer USS Shoup, arrived at the base in December.

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