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	116k	Arthur William Radford, (February 27 1896 - August 17 1973), was a United States Navy Admiral, Commander-in-Chief of the United States Pacific Command and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.		Bill Gonyo
	62k	Artist's conception of the ship by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource.		Navy Yard Associates
	28k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	53k	Undated postcard Copyright © Atlantic Fleet Sales, Norfolk, VA.		Mike Smolinski
	120k	Undated, location unknown. Photo © Atlantic Fleet Sales.		Robert M. Cieri
	166k	Litton East Bank Shipyard, Pascagoula, Mississippi. Six Spruance class destroyers fitting out, circa May 1975. Ships are, from left: Paul F. Foster (DD-964); Spruance (DD-963), then running trials; Arthur W. Radford (DD-968); Elliot (DD-967); Hewitt (DD-966) and Kinkaid (DD-965). Official U.S. Navy Photograph.		Fred Weiss
	95k	Though the setting sun reduces visibility, this photo shows differences in size and appearance between what would eventually be the oldest and the newest classes of active destroyers in the U.S. Navy: the Spruance-class, represented by USS Arthur W. Radford (DD 968) and the Farragut-class, represented by USS King (DDG 41). Taken at Barcelona, Spain, on July 21, 1979.		Fabio Peña
	85k	Taken minutes later than the photo above, but from a better angle (as far as the sun is concerned), this view shows how Arthur W. Radford appeared in her early years: she had already been fitted with quad Harpoon canisters amidships, but Phalanx, VLS, AEMS, etc., were still in the future...		Fabio Peña
	34k	Portsmouth, England late 1970's.		Marc Piché
Welcome Aboard pamphlet - circa 1979				Manuel Garcia Garcia
	183k	DN-ST-83-00274. October 1 1980, an aerial starboard bow view of the guided-missile destroyer USS King (DDG 41) and the destroyer USS Arthur W. Radford (DD 968) off the coast of South America during exercise UNITAS XXI.		Robert M. Cieri
	78k	USS Arthur W. Radford (DD-968) as she conducts underway replenishment training with the Coast Guard cutter USCGC Courageous out of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, December 1982. U.S. Naval Historical Centre. Photo # NH 96653.		Robert Hurst
	24k	Boston, Massachusetts April 1987.		Marc Piché
	131k	DN-SC-92-01220. A port bow view of the destroyer USS ARTHUR W. RADFORD (DD-968) tied up at pier 23. The vessel has returned to Norfolk following deployment in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm. Photo at Norfolk by Dom Montgomery, June 29 1991.		Bill Gonyo
	69k	USS Arthur W. Radford DD 968 seen in Gibraltar having just come from the Gulf on 12th March 1992.		© Daniel Ferro
	94k	Norfolk 1995		Graeme D Fuller
	154k	DD-SD-99-03396, 960129-N-7340V-001. The U.S. Navy nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) prepares to transfer fuel to the Spruance Class Destroyer USS Arthur W. Radford (DD 968), as a CH-46 Sea Knight from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Eight (HC-8) delivers ordnance to Washingtons flight deck during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) in the Western Atlantic Ocean, January 29, 1996. USS George Washington Battle Group is commanded by RADM Henry Giffen and is currently enroute to the Mediterranean Sea for a scheduled six-month deployment. While there, they will patrol the waters of the Adriatic Sea in support of the NATO peace keeping mission, Operation Joint Endeavor. Photo by James Vidrine, January 29 1996.		Bill Gonyo
	64k	The Cimarron-class oiler USS Merrimack (AO(J)179) provides simultaneous replenishment with the Spruance-class destroyer USS Arthur W. Radford (DD 968) and U. S. Navy's nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while transiting the Atlantic Ocean on Feb. 3, 1996. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Chris Vickers [960203-N-2381V-002] 3 February 1996.		Mike Smolinski
	115k	The U.S.Navy’s nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) and guided missile destroyer USS Arthur W. Radford (DDG 968) conduct replenishment at sea operations in the western Mediterranean Sea, July 11, 1996. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jim Vidrine.		Fred Weiss
	54k	Halifax, NS July 1998.		Marc Piché
	133k	The destroyer USS Arthur W. Radford (DD 968) underwent extensive repairs at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, in Portsmouth, Va. following a collision at sea with a foreign vessel in February of 1999. Reminiscent of battle-damaged ships it repaired a half century ago, this NAVSEA shipyard replaced the ship's bow and its inoperable 5-inch gun, closed a 21-foot hole in its side, replaced electrical components and did other major work, considerably under the original repair estimate and ahead of schedule. Radford underwent sea trials only three months after repairs began. Photo by Mel Gipson, Norfolk Naval Shipyard.		Bill Gonyo
	58k	September 18, 1999, the Spruance Class Destroyer USS Arthur W. Radford (DD 968) returns to her home port at Norfolk, Virginia. The Radford, along with a large number of ships of the Second Fleet, had put to sea during the passage of Hurricane Floyd along the east coast. The Radford is equipped with the new Advanced Enclosed Mast/Sensor System.		Fred Weiss
	53k	Norfolk February 27 2000.		Marc Piché
	92k	At sea with USS Arthur W. Radford, Apr. 12, 2002 - Highlighted by the golden sun, USS Arthur W. Radford (DD 968) and USS Mahan (DDG 72), both assigned to the USS George Washington (CVN 73) Battle Group, make their approach to George Washington to conduct an underway replenishment. George Washington is homeported in Norfolk, Va., and is conducting scheduled integrated training exercises in the Atlantic Ocean. The destroyers are also homported in Norfolk. The ability to replenish at sea allows the Navy to be where needed, when needed, and for as long as needed. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Sheryl Smith. [020412-N-6653S-001]		Fred Weiss/Bill Gonyo
	181k	020830-N-0780F-001. Souda Bay, Crete, Greece, August 30 2002, USS Arthur W. Radford (DD 968) arrives for a brief port visit. The Norfolk-based Spruance-class destroyer is on a regularly scheduled deployment-conducting missions as part of the USS George Washington (CVN 73) battlegroup in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley.		Bill Gonyo
	73k	At sea with USS Arthur W. Radford (DD 968) Nov. 27, 2002, the Arthur W. Radford steams through the Mediterranean Sea as the Spruance-class destroyer nears the end of a regularly scheduled deployment with the Washington Battle Group in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Southern Watch. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Summer M. Anderson.		Fred Weiss
	77k	May 2003 at the Philadelphia NISF.		Warren Cressman
	75k	May 2003 at the Philadelphia NISF, USS Arthur W. Radford (DD-968) and USS Petersen (DD-969).		Warren Cressman
	82k	May 2003 at the Philadelphia NISF, USS Scott (DD-995) and USS Arthur W. Radford (DD-968).		Warren Cressman
	77k	May 2003 at the Philadelphia NISF, USS Scott (DD-995) and USS Arthur W. Radford (DD-968).		Warren Cressman
	181k	A series of images of the Radford at Philadelphia, April 10 2007.		Ed Zajkowski
	163k	As above.		Ed Zajkowski
	109k	As above.		Ed Zajkowski
	134k	As above.		Ed Zajkowski
	112k	As above.		Ed Zajkowski
	88k	As above.		Ed Zajkowski
	103k	As above. That's Ed taking a break.		Ed Zajkowski
	103k	At Philadelphia Navy yard, February 11 2009. USS Yorktown (CG-48) is outboard.		Ed Zajkowski
	102k	As above.		Ed Zajkowski
	49k	At American Marine Group, Pier 2, Philadelphia Naval Business Center, being readied for her fate as a reef, July 3 2010.		Ron Reeves
	45k	As above.		Ron Reeves
	69k	As above. Associated Press photo by Matt Rourke.		Ron Reeves
	80k	At Pier 6 Philadelphia Naval Ship Yard December 10 2010.		Ron Reeves
	75k	Philadelphia Naval Ship Yard on June 14 2011.		Ed Zajkowski
	79k	Six views of the fate of the Radford which was sunk as an artificial reef on August 10 2011 as part of the Del-Jersey-Land Inshore Site equidistant from Cape May, Ocean City and Indian River Inlet.		Ron Reeves
	73k	As above.		Ron Reeves
	75k	As above.		Ron Reeves
	57k	As above.		Ron Reeves
	59k	As above.		Ron Reeves
	50k	As above.		Ron Reeves
	97k	Ship's patch		Mike Smolinski

CDR David Edward Woodbury    Apr 16 1977 - Apr 25 1979
CDR William Walter King    Apr 25 1979 - Apr 23 1981
CDR James Joseph Hanley    Apr 23 1981 - Jul 6 1983
CDR William Kirten Gautier    Jul 6 1983 - Oct 19 1985
CDR William Griffith Pruett    Oct 19 1985 - Feb 5 1988
CDR John Stanton White    Feb 5 1988 - Feb 9 1990
CDR Jeffrey Horace Albright    Feb 9 1990 - Dec 21 1990
CDR William Robert Williams    Dec 21 1990 - Dec 19 1991
CDR James Edgar Pledger    Dec 19 1991 - Sep 24 1993
CDR Denis Vincent Army    Sep 24 1993 - Jul 20 1995
CDR Richard Thomas Holdcroft    Jul 20 1995 - Feb 10 1997
CDR Kurt Walter Tidd    Feb 10 1997 - Oct 22 1998 (Later RADM)
CDR Daniel W. Chang    Oct 22 1998 - Feb 13 1999
CDR Raymond Lidsey Snell    Feb 13 1999 - Jan 21 2000
CDR William Edward Hardy    Jan 21 2000 - Jan 10 2002
CDR Henry Clayton Smith    Jan 10 2002 - Mar 18 2003

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