USS Radford (DD-120)

	USS Radford
History
United States
Name	Radford
Namesake	William Radford
Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia
Laid down	2 October 1917
Launched	5 April 1918
Commissioned	30 September 1918
Decommissioned	29 June 1922
Reclassified	16 April 1932, AG-22; 27 June 1932, DD-120;
Stricken	19 May 1936
Fate	Sunk as target, 5 August 1936
General characteristics
Class and type	Wickes-class destroyer
Displacement	1,060 long tons (1,077 t)
Length	314 ft 5 in (95.8 m)
Beam	31 ft 8 in (9.7 m)
Draft	9 ft 9+3⁄4 in (3.0 m)
Propulsion	2 × steam engines; 2 × shafts;
Speed	35 knots (40 mph; 65 km/h)
Complement	142 officers and enlisted
Armament	4 × 4 in (102 mm) guns; 2 × 3 in (76 mm) guns; 12 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes;

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.

History
USS Radford
United States
Name	Radford
Namesake	William Radford
Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia
Laid down	2 October 1917
Launched	5 April 1918
Commissioned	30 September 1918
Decommissioned	29 June 1922
Reclassified	16 April 1932, AG-22 27 June 1932, DD-120
Stricken	19 May 1936
Fate	Sunk as target, 5 August 1936
General characteristics
Class and type	Wickes-class destroyer
Displacement	1,060 long tons (1,077 t)
Length	314 ft 5 in (95.8 m)
Beam	31 ft 8 in (9.7 m)
Draft	9 ft 9+3⁄4 in (3.0 m)
Propulsion	2 × steam engines 2 × shafts
Speed	35 knots (40 mph; 65 km/h)
Complement	142 officers and enlisted
Armament	4 × 4 in (102 mm) guns 2 × 3 in (76 mm) guns 12 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes