| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Fletcher |
| Pennant | DD 446 |
| Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 1 Jul 1940 |
| Laid down | 2 Oct 1941 |
| Launched | 3 May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 22 Jul 1942 |
| End service | 10 Nov 1969 |
| History | Decommissioned 17 January 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Radford (DD 446)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. William Kilian Romoser, USN | 22 Jul 1942 | 10 Oct 1943 |
| 2 | T/Capt. Gale Emerson Griggs, USN | 10 Oct 1943 | 10 Sep 1944 |
| 3 | Cdr Gordon Leonard Caswell, USN | 10 Sep 1944 | 12 Dec 1944 |
| 4 | Cdr Jack Emerson Mansfield, USN | 12 Dec 1944 | 17 Jan 1946 |
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Notable events involving Radford include:
14 Feb 1945
Mined and seriously damaged; 3 of the crew died and 4 wounded
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