USS Radford

Last updated October 17, 2021

USS Radford may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy:

USS Radford (DD-120), a Wickes-class destroyer in World War I, named in honor of Rear Admiral William Radford.
USS Radford (DD-446), a Fletcher-class destroyer in World War II, also named after William Radford.
USS Arthur W. Radford (DD-968), a Spruance-class destroyer, named in honor of Admiral Arthur W. Radford.

This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.

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