USS Radford (DD-120)

USS Radford
History
United States
NameRadford
NamesakeWilliam Radford
BuilderNewport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia
Laid down2 October 1917
Launched5 April 1918
Commissioned30 September 1918
Decommissioned29 June 1922
Reclassified
  • 16 April 1932, AG-22
  • 27 June 1932, DD-120
Stricken19 May 1936
FateSunk as target, 5 August 1936
General characteristics
Class & typeWickes-class destroyer
Displacement1,060 long tons (1,077 t)
Length314 ft 5 in (95.8 m)
Beam31 ft 8 in (9.7 m)
Draft9 ft 9+3⁄4 in (3.0 m)
Propulsion
Speed35 knots (40 mph; 65 km/h)
Complement142 officers and enlisted
Armament

The first USS Radford (DD–120) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, later reclassified AG-22. She was named for William Radford.

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