USS Radford (DD-446)

USS Radford (DD-446)

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.

Radford was laid down by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company at Kearny, New Jersey on 2 October 1941, launched on 3 May 1942 by Mrs. Francois E. Matthes and commissioned on 22 July 1942.