USS Richard E. Byrd (DDG-23)

USS Richard E. Byrd
DDG-23 (Charles F. Adams Class)

USS Richard E. Byrd DDG-23

We are seeking information on the Richard E. Byrd and her crews. Files and photos may be E-mailed to us and we will incorporate them into this page.

The Destroyers OnLine (DOL) associate webmaster handling all pages and emails concerning the Charles F. Adams class destroyers is Jack Atkinson.


Builder:        Todd
Laid Down:      April 12, 1961
Launched:       February 6, 1962
Commissioned:   March 7, 1964
Decommissioned: April 27, 1990
Fate:           Sold to Greece

USS Richard E. Byrd (DDG-23) Reunion October 11, 12 & 13, 2001 at Norfolk, VA

Reunion Coordinator: David L. Cunningham
916 Timberlake Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23464-3232
(757) 467-6682
e-mail: [email protected]

WWW.USSRichardEByrd.org

The Charles F. Adams Class as Constructed


Displacement:  3,370 tons
Length:        437 feet
Beam:          47 feet
Draught:       22 feet
Machinery:     two shaft geared steam turbines
Performance:   70,000 shp for 31.5 knots
Bunkerage:     
Range:         
Guns:          two 5 inch Mk 42
Missiles:      single arm Mk 13 launcher           
Torpedoes:     six 12.75 inch (ASW)
               two MK 32 Torpedo Tube Launcher
ASW-rockets:   Mk 112 ASROC Missile Launcher

Another great Byrd website to check out more details is maintained by Tim Tropolis at: http://www.members.tripod.com/timtropolis/

In addition to our information on the Charles F. Adams Class, you can find more details at www.charlesfadams.com

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