USS Richard E. Byrd (DDG 23)

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

1972: in Mallorca decked out for Tiger Cruise

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

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

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

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