USS Barite (IX-161), a Trefoil-class concrete barge designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for barite, a yellow or white crystalline mineral found in metallic veins, resembling marble.
The USS Barite (IX-161), a Trefoil-class concrete barge designated as an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, is the only US Navy ship named after barite, a yellow or white crystalline mineral found in metallic veins and resembling marble.