Career
Laid down:	2 October 1941
Launched:	3 May 1942
Commissioned:	22 July 1942
Decommissioned:	10 November 1969
Struck:	10 November 1969
Fate:	sold October 1970 for scrap
Motto:	"HUK King"
General characteristics
Displacement:	2,050 tons
Length:	376 ft 5 in (114. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 7 m)
Beam:	39 ft 7 in (12. 1 m)
Draft:	17 ft 9 in (5. 4 m)
Propulsion:	60,000 shp (45 MW); geared turbines; 2 propellers
Speed:	38 knots (70 km/h)
Range:	6,500 nautical miles at 15 kt   (12,000 km at 30 km/h)
Complement:	329 officers and enlisted
Armament:	5×5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber DP guns,   4×1.1 inch (28 mm) AA guns, 4×20 mm AA guns, 10 × 21 in (53 cm) torpedo tubes (2x5; 10 Mark 15 torpedos) 6×depth charge projectors, 2 × depth charge tracks FRAM II modifications: 2 × 5 in/38 guns, 1 Mark 108 ASW Rocket Launcher, 6 × Mark 44 18 in ASW torpedo tubes, 2 Hedgehog projectors, 2 Mark 14 21 in torpedo tubes, 2 × . A nautical mile or sea mile is a unit of Length. It corresponds approximately to one minute of Latitude along any meridian. The Mark 12 5"/38 caliber gun is a US naval gun The gun is installed into Single Purpose and Dual Purpose mounts used primarily by the U A dual purpose gun is a Naval artillery mounting designed to engage both surface and air targets Anti-aircraft warfare, or air defense, is any method of engaging hostile military Aircraft in defence of ground objectives, ground or naval forces The term " Oerlikon 20 mm cannon " refers to a series of Autocannons based on an original designed by Reinhold Becker during World War I, and A torpedo tube is a device for launching Torpedoes in a horizontal direction The standard US Destroyer -launched Torpedo of World War II, the Mark 15 was very similar in design to the Mark 14 torpedo except that it was Depth Charge is a character in the Beast Wars: Transformers universe For the electronic memory technology see Ferroelectric RAM. For other uses see Fram (disambiguation. For the area denial weapon see Czech hedgehog. The Hedgehog was an Anti-submarine weapon developed by the Royal Navy 50 cal M2 machineguns

USS Radford (DD-446), named for Rear Admiral William Radford, was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. For other uses of the phrase see Machine Gun (disambiguation. Rear admiral is a Naval Commissioned officer rank above that of a Commodore and Captain, and below that of a Vice Admiral. William Radford ( 1 March 1808 - 8 January 1890) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican-American War Description The Fletcher class (named for Admiral Frank F Fletcher) was the largest class of Destroyer ordered and was also one of the most successful In naval terminology a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance Warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, Convoy World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia

Radford was laid down by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company at Kearny, New Jersey on 2 October 1941, launched on 3 May 1942 by Mrs. The Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company was a United States shipyard active from 1917 to 1949 Kearny (ˈkɑɹni is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The ceremonies involved in naming and launching naval ships are based in traditions thousands of years old Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Francois E. Matthes and commissioned on 22 July 1942. Commissioning is the act or ceremony of placing a ship in active service Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Radford participated in the Battle of Kolombangara and the Battle of Kula Gulf. The Battle of Kolombangara (Japanese コロンバンガラ島沖海戦 was a Naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on the The naval Battle of Kula Gulf (Japanese クラ湾夜戦 took place in the early hours of 6 July 1943 during World War II and was between United She engaged in an offensive sweep against the Tokyo Express, and received Presidential Unit Citation for the rescue of 468 survivors from USS Helena (CL-50). The Tokyo Express was the name given by Allied forces to the use of Imperial Japanese Navy ships at night to deliver personnel supplies and equipment to Japanese Please see " Presidential Unit Citation " for other nations' versions of this award The Presidential Unit Citation is awarded to units Commissioning Helena, the second Navy ship named after the city of Helena Montana, was launched 27 August 1939 by the New York Navy She attacked and sank the Japanese submarine I-19^[1] on 25 November 1943, Received damage from a Japanese mine supporting the liberation of Luzon in December, 1944 and received a Presidential Unit Citation from Philippines Government, was decommissioned on 17 January 1946 and placed in reserve at San Francisco. Operation K-1 On February 23, 1942, I-19's floatplane made a night reconnaissance over Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in support of Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city

Radford went through a Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization (FRAM I) and recommissioned on 17 October 1949, operated with the United States Seventh Fleet in support of United Nations Forces during the Korean War, alternated operations along the west coast and in Hawaiian waters with annual deployments to the western Pacific with the Seventh Fleet, underwent an extensive FRAM II overhaul at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard in 1960. For the electronic memory technology see Ferroelectric RAM. For other uses see Fram (disambiguation. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Seventh Fleet is the United States Navy's permanent forward projection force based in Yokosuka, Japan, with units positioned near South Korea The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the Pearl Harbor is a Harbor on the Island of O{{okina}}ahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

On 3 March 1965, Radford, in company with other units of Destroyer Division 252, departed Pearl Harbor on short notice to augment destroyer forces for the rapidly expanding naval commitments in the South China Sea. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. In October and December Renshaw served as an alternate recovery ship in Project Gemini and participated in Sea Dragon and Market Time operations, patrolled on search and rescue duties and carried out Naval Gunfire Support missions during the conflict in Vietnam from 1965 through 1969. Team The Gemini program was managed by the Manned Spacecraft Center Houston Texas under direction of the Office of Manned Space Flight NASA Headquarters Washington Operation Market Time was the US Navy 's effort to stop troops and supplies from flowing by sea from North Vietnam to South Vietnam during the Vietnam Naval gunfire support (NGFS is the use of Naval artillery to provide Fire support for amphibious assault and other troops operating within their range Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially

Her 11th WestPac tour began 5 July 1966. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. During this period, she participated in anti-submarine operations, escorted attack carriers in the Gulf of Tonkin, had 2 tours of duty on NGFS, a turn on Taiwan patrol, served as forward picket for the Seventh Fleet units operating in the South China Sea and escorted President Johnson's support units to Malaysia during his tour of southeast Asia. Naval gunfire support (NGFS is the use of Naval artillery to provide Fire support for amphibious assault and other troops operating within their range DesDiv 252 returned to Pearl Harbor on December 16, 1966. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar.

Radford was decommissioned at San Francisco and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 10 November 1969, and sold for scrap in October 1970. The Naval Vessel Register ( NVR) is the official inventory of ships and service craft in custody of or titled by the United States Navy. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Radford received 12 battle stars for World War II service, 5 battle stars for the Korean War, 4 for the Vietnam War, and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM is a military award of the United States military, which was first created in 1961 by Executive Order of President

References

External links

• navsource.org: USS Radford
• hazegray.org: USS Radford

• USS Radford National Naval Museum located in Newcomerstown, Ohio
• USS Radford website at Destroyer History Foundation