RADFORD DD 446
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
Keel Laid October 2 1941 - Launched May 3 1942 |
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This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
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- Radford Covers Page 1 (1943-49)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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
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THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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existing example.
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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USPO Machine |
1942-05-03 |
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Neumann Launching Cachet
1st Commissioning July 22 1942 to January 17 1946
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Locy Type |
1943-09-04 |
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As DD-446
2nd Commissioning October 17 1949 to November 10 1969
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Locy Type |
1949-12-20 |
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As DDE-446
First Day Postal Service
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Locy Type |
1959-03-29 |
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As DDE-446
Other Information
RADFORD earned 12 battle stars for World War II service, 5 battle stars for Korean War service, and 4 for Vietnam service
NAMESAKE - Rear Adm. William Radford (March 1 1808 - January 8 1890)
Radford entered the U.S. Navy during 1825. He commanded the landing party from WARREN which captured the Mexican warship MALEK ADHEL at Mazatlan and took part in other Pacific coast operations of the Mexican War. During the Civil War, he commanded the ill-fated CUMBERLAND but was on board the Frigate ROANOKE as a member of a Court of inquiry when his ship was attacked by the Confederate Casemate Ram VIRGINIA. Captain Radford subsequently commanded the Armored Ship NEW IRONSIDES during Union attacks on Fort Fisher in December 1864 and in January 1865. Promoted Rear Admiral in 1866, he commanded the European squadron during 1869 and 1870. Rear Adm. Radford died at Washington, D.C., January 8 1890
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