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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. 
The list is in chronological order.
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<ol>Spruance Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid January 31 1974 - Launched February 27 1975<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ARTHUR W. RADFORD DD-968'''<br/>
Commissioned April 16 1977- Decommissioned March 20 2003<br/><br/>
Stricken April 6 2004<br/>
Loaned to Northrup Grumman Ship Systems<br/>
Converted into trial ship for the DDX design<br/>
The Navy announced Aug. 20 2009 it will transfer the hulk<br/>
to the state of Delaware for use as an artificial reef
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[[Image:AW RADFORD PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the 
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, 
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should 
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't 
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date 
range for covers on that page.
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<li>[[USS ARTHUR W. RADFORD DD-968_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1977-84)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a 
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry 
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks 
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark 
has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest 
known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an 
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN 
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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Locy Type<br/>FDC 2-1(n)
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1977-04-16
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[[Image:JonBurdett arthurwradford dd968 19770416 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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First Day in Commission
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Locy Type<br/>2-1(n)<br/>(A.W.RADFORD,no USS)
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1977-06-10
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArthurWRadford_DD968_19770610_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArthurWRadford_DD968_19770610_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Note: Postmarks are not supposed to abbreviate or truncate ship names.
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Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+)<br/>(USS, A. W. RADFORD)
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1984-04-09
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[[Image:JonBurdett arthurwradford dd968 19840409 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Locy Type<br/>9-1(nu)<br/>(USS,A.W.RADFORD)
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1982-05-31
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[[Image:JonBurdett arthurwradford dd968 19820531 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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Locy Type<br/>9-1(n+u)<br/>(USS, A. W. RADFORD)
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1984-04-09
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[[Image:JonBurdett arthurwradford dd968 19840409 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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Locy Type F<br/><br/>FPO AE 08586-1206
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2003-03-18
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArthurWRadford_DD968_20030318_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArthurWRadford_DD968_20030318_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Deactivation_ | Deactivation]]<br/>[[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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Locy Type<br/>2
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2003-03-20
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArthurWRadford_DD968_20030320_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Decommissioning_ | Decommissioning]]<br/>[[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"Decommissioning Station"<br/><br/>Norfolk, VA
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2003-03-20
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Decommissioning_ | Decommissioning]]<br/>[[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Admiral Arthur William Radford, USN (February 27 1896 – August 17 1973).<br/>
Adm. Radford also held the positions of Commander-in-Chief of the United States Pacific Command (1949-53) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1953 to 1957.
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