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Byron (DE-79)
HMS Byron (K-508)

CLASS: BUCKLEY (lend-lease)
TYPE: TE (turbine-electric drive, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,400 tons (std) 1,740 tons (full) Dimensions: 306' (oa), 300' (wl) x 36' 9" x 13' 6" (max)
Armament: 3-3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1-1.1"/75 Mk2 quad AA (4x1), 8-20mm Mk 4 AA (varied by ship),
1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 , 4-Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2-Mk9 depth charge tracks
Machinery: 2 "D" Express boilers, G.E. turbines with electric drive, 12000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 24 knots Range: 4,940 nm @ 12 knots Crew: 186
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Hingham, Hingham MA on 24 May 1943
Launched 14 August 1943, Commissioned (USN) Never
To Britain as lend lease 30 October 1943
Returned USN 24 November 1945, Stricken 3 January 1946
Fate: Sold for scrapping 25 October 1947
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Byron 173k U-1009, 1st U-boat to surrender at war's end, reports to Byron, guardship for the 21st Escort Group on 10 May 1945 at Loch Eriboll, North Scotland (Imperial War Museum photo) Allan Holderness
History of HMS Byron (K-508), ex-DE-79
(No U.S. Navy service, History Not Available)
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Not Applicable To This Ship

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