USS Steinaker DD 863 Information Page

USS Steinaker
DD 863

We are seeking information on the USS Steinaker and her crews. Files and photos may be emailed to us and we will incorporate them into this page. When enough information has been assembled we will then build the ship her own section.

The Gearing Class

          Displacement:  2,616 tons (3,460 tons full load)
          Length:        390 feet 6 inches
          Beam:          40 feet 10 inches
          Draught:       14 feet 4 inches (mean)
          Machinery:     four Babcock & Wilcox boilers;
                         2-shaft G.E.C. geared turbines
          Performance:   60,000 shp for 36.8 knots
          Bunkerage:     740 tons
          Range:         4,500 nautical miles at 20 knots
          Guns:          six 5 inch DP; twelve 40 mm;
                         eleven 20 mm
          Torpedoes:     ten 21 inch in two mounts

Also contributions by James Bordewick

Photos Submitted By:
Marty Mustin
[email protected]

Another Great Website for the USS Steinaker
by
Chuck Baker former RD3 USS Steinaker 1969 thru 71
http://home.earthlink.net/~chuckbaker/Steinaker.