USS Richard B. Anderson

USS Richard B. Anderson underway in August 1964
History
United States
Name	Richard B. Anderson
Namesake	Richard B. Anderson
Builder	Todd Shipyards
Laid down	1 December 1944
Launched	7 July 1945
Sponsored by	Mrs. Oscar A. Anderson
Commissioned	26 October 1945
Decommissioned	20 December 1975
Stricken	30 January 1976
Identification	Callsign: NHKU Hull number: DD-786
Motto	In Omnia Paratus (Ready For Anything)
Nickname(s)	Commodore Freedom Train
Honors and awards	See Awards
Fate	Transferred to Republic of China, 1 June 1977
History
Taiwan
Name	Kai Yang (開陽)
Namesake	Kai Yang
Acquired	1 June 1977
Commissioned	31 August 1977
Reclassified	DDG-924, 1980s
Identification	Hull number: DD-924
Decommissioned	16 November 1999
Fate	Sunk as artificial reef
General characteristics
Class and type	Gearing-class destroyer
Displacement	3,460 long tons (3,516 t) full
Length	390 ft 6 in (119.02 m)
Beam	40 ft 10 in (12.45 m)
Draft	14 ft 4 in (4.37 m)
Propulsion	Geared turbines, 2 shafts, 60,000 shp (45 MW)
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	336
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

USS Richard B. Anderson (DD-786) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for USMC Private First Class Richard B. Anderson (1921–1944), who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Battle of Kwajalein.