Richard E Byrd (DDG 23) - Naval Cruise Book

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H.. USS RICHARD E. BYRD QDDG 25l,was laid doum 12Ap1il 1961 by Todd Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle,Washington as one of the new Charles F. Adams class of multi-threat guided missile destroyers. She was launched 6 February 1962p sponsored by Mrs. Richard E. Byrd, whose daughter, Mrs. Robert G. Breyer, acted as proxy sponsor for the admiral's wife. USS RICHARD E. BYRD was commissioned 7 March 1964 with Commander Walter Ci. Lessman in command. Following a fitting out period at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, RICHARD E. BYRD steamed for her homeport of Norfolk, Wrginia via the Panama Canal aniving in Norfolk 14 June 1964. For over two decades she has maintained Norfolk as her homeport and is currently assigned to Destroyer Squadron TWO. The past twenty-three years mark three Persian Gulf deployments, two North Atlantic deployments, and ten Mediterranean deployments. ln the process, USS RICHARD E. BYRD has visited ports in twenty different countries while operating in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. The ship's motto l'Seapower from Pole to Pole, and nickname Shootin' Steamin' Richard, exemplifies the posture ofcontjnuous readiness maintained by USS RICHARD E. BYRD. Ship's History 1 Q