 USS Arthur W. Radford in the Mediterranean Sea, circa 27 November 2002
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Arthur W. Radford |
| Namesake | Arthur W. Radford |
| Ordered | 15 January 1971 |
| Builder | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Laid down | 31 January 1974 |
| Launched | 1 March 1975[a] |
| Christened | 5 April 1975[1] |
| Acquired | 4 April 1977 |
| Commissioned | 16 April 1977 |
| Decommissioned | 18 March 2003 |
| Stricken | 6 April 2004 |
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| Motto | Patriotism, Perseverance, and Preparedness[2] |
| Fate | Scuttled, 10 August 2011 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Spruance-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 8,040 long tons (8,170 t) full load |
| Length | |
| Beam | 55 ft (17 m) |
| Draft | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
| Propulsion | 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 80,000 shp (60 MW) |
| Speed | 32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph) |
| Range | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 19 officers, 315 enlisted |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk LAMPS III helicopters |
| Aviation facilities | Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to two medium-lift helicopters |
USS Arthur W. Radford (DD-968) was a Spruance-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral Arthur W. Radford USN (1896–1973), the first naval officer to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. She was decommissioned on 18 March 2003 after serving for 26 years,[3] and on 10 August 2011 her hull was scuttled off the coast of Delaware to form part of an artificial reef.
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- ^ "Lott calls destroyers critical to U.S. Navy". The Sun Herald. Biloxi, MS. 6 April 1975. p. A4.
- ^ "Ship's Crest". USS Arthur W. Radford (DD-968). 2000. Archived from the original on 23 June 2000.
Admiral Radford's career was dominated by three traits which are displayed on the Navy Blue banner beneath the shield: Patriotism, Perseverance, and Preparedness. Today these qualities serve as the guiding motto for USS ARTHUR W. RADFORD's crew.
- ^ Anderson, LTJG Kelley (20 March 2003). "Arthur W. Radford decommissions". Navy News.