USS Richard E. Byrd (DDG-23)

USS Richard E. Byrd (DDG-23) was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer commissioned into the United States Navy on March 7, 1964. Named after the famed polar explorer Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, the ship served during the Cold War era, conducting operations in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Caribbean. She participated in numerous NATO exercises, showed presence during the Lebanon crisis of 1983, and provided naval gunfire support and escort duties. After nearly three decades of service, USS Richard E. Byrd was decommissioned on April 27, 1990, and later scrapped.