USS Richard B. Anderson
Service
- as Richard B. Anderson26 October 1945 — 20 December 1975
- as Kai Yang31 August 1977 — 16 November 1999
- Name
- USS Richard B. Anderson
- Pennant / hull number
- DD-786
- Namesake
- Richard B. Anderson
- Builder
- Todd Shipyards
- Laid down
- 1 December 1944
- Launched
- 7 July 1945
- Commissioned
- 26 October 1945
- Decommissioned
- 20 December 1975
- Struck
- 30 January 1976
- Fate
- Sunk as artificial reef
- Status
- Wreck
Specifications
- Displacement, standard
- 3,460 long tons (3,516 t)
- Length
- 118.87 m (390 ft)
- Beam
- 12.19 m (40 ft)
- Draught
- 4.27 m (14 ft)
- Speed
- 35 knots (64.8 km/h, 40.3 mph)
- Range
- 4,500 nmi (8,334 km)
- Complement
- 336
- Main gun
- 127 mm (5 in)
USS Richard B. Anderson was a Gearing-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy. She carried the pennant number DD-786. The ship was named after Richard B. Anderson. Her keel was laid at Todd Shipyards on 1 December 1944. She entered service on 26 October 1945, having been launched on 7 July 1945.
She was one of 55 ships of her class. The class followed the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer and was succeeded by the Norfolk class.
She displaced 3,460 long tons. She measured 118.9 m (390 ft) long with a beam of 12.2 m (40 ft). Her designed speed was 35 knots, and she carried a complement of 336. Her main battery was of 127 mm (5 in) calibre.
She served with the United States Navy as Richard B. Anderson until 20 December 1975. She was decommissioned on 20 December 1975. She was struck from the register on 30 January 1976.
She was sunk. The wreck survives.
Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.
Armament and machinery
Armament and machinery
- Propulsion
- Geared turbines, 2 shafts, 60000 shp
- Armament
- 6 × 5"/38 caliber guns
- 12 × 40 mm AA guns
- 11 × 20 mm AA guns
- 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
- 6 × depth charge projectors
- 2 × depth charge tracks
Sister ships
- USS Abner Read (DD-769)
- USS Benner (DD-807)
- USS Bordelon
- USS Charles P. Cecil
- USS Charles R. Ware (DD-865)
- USS Chevalier (DD-805)
- USS Corry (DD-817)
- USS Dennis J. Buckley (DD-808)
- USS Duncan (DD-874)
- USS Dyess
- USS Eugene A. Greene
- USS Everett F. Larson (DD-830)
- USS Floyd B. Parks
- USS Frank Knox
- USS Fred T. Berry
- USS Furse
- USS Gearing
- USS George K. MacKenzie
- USS Goodrich
- USS Gurke
- USS Gyatt
- USS Hanson
- USS Harold J. Ellison (DD-864)
- USS Hawkins
Sources
- Facts harvested from USS Richard B. Anderson on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.
- Photograph: U.S. Navy — Official U.S. Navy photo NH 107170 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons