USS Richard E. Byrd DDG-23

Type:
Guided Missile Destroyer
Class:
Charles F. Adams
Kimon (Greece)

Builder:
Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp.
Seattle, Washington
Hull Number:
DDG-23
Ordered:
November 3, 1960
Commissioned:
March 7, 1964
Keel Laid:
April 12, 1961
Decommissioned:
April 27, 1990
Launched:
February 6, 1962
Stricken:


October 1, 1992
Fate:
Sold to Greece Oct. 1, 1992 and used for spare parts. Hulk sunk as target June 19, 2003.


Dimensions, Machinery and Performance

Length:
437'
Engines:
2 Westinghouse geared steam turbines
Beam:
47'
Boilers:
4 Babcock & Wilcox 1,200 PSI (oil fired)
Draft:
20' 1" / 22' max.
Shafts:
2
Displacement:
3,277 std. / 4,526 full
SHP:
70,000
Speed:
33 knots
Crew:
330+
Range:
4,500 NM @ 20 knots / 6,000 NM @ 14 knots




Notes:
Named in honor of Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd USN (1888-1957).
Christened by Mrs. Robert G. Breyer as proxy for Mrs. Richard E. Byrd.


Builder's Data
Page published Apr. 4, 2007