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■:i3:i»lr »- jihip ' History ISS ARTHl R VV. RADFORD (DD-968) is the sixth SPRUANCE class destroyer and the second to join the Atlantic Fleet. RADFORD will be homeported in Norfolk. Virginia. Designed and built by Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries, in Pascagoula, Mississippi, RADFORD is a member of the first class of major combatant surface ships in the l . s. NAVY to be powered by gas turbine engines. Four General Electric LM-2.500 engines, marine versions of those used on DC-10 and C-.5A aircraft, drive the ship at speeds in excess of 30 knots. Twin controllable-reversible pitch propellers provide RADFORD with a degree of maneuverability unique among war- ships her size. A highly versatile multi-mission destroyer, RADFORD is capable of operating independently or in company with amphibi- ous or carrier task forces. Her overall length is 563 feet, her beam is 55 feet, and she displaces 7,800 tons. RADFORD ' S sonar, the most advanced underwater detection and fire control system yet developed, is fully integrated into a third generation, digital Naval Tactical Data System (NTDS), providing the ship with faster and more accurate processing of target information. Integration of the ship ' s digital gun fire control system into the NTDS provides faster gun reaction time in the performance of the ship ' s other mission areas of shore bombardment, surface warfare actions, and anti-aircraft warfare. Ship ' s weapons include two Mark 45 lightweight 5 guns, two triple-barrelled Mark 32 torpedo tubes, an anti-submarine rocket (ASROC) launcher, and facilities for embarkation of anti- submarine helicopters. Space, weight, and electrical power reservations have been allocated in the design of the ship to provide for the addition of future weapons systems, enabling RADFORD to keep abreast of future technology. Crew comfort and habitability are an integral part of RAD- FORD ' S design. Berthing compartments are spacious and the ship is equipped with amenities not found aboard other destroyers, including a crew ' s library, lounge, hobby shop, and gymnasium. Automated weapons and engineering systems allow this ship, the size of a World War II light cruiser, to be manned by a crew of 18 officers, 17 chief petty officers, and 244 enlisted person- nel.
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Commanding Officer COMMANDER DAVID E. WOODBURY L ' . S. NAVY Commander Voodbur was bom in Boston, Massachusetts and spent his youth in the towns of Win- chester and Stoneham prior to moving with his family to Findlay, Ohio, in 1954. He was graduated from Colby College, Waterville, Maine in 1958 and was commissioned in the grade of Ensign upon graduation from Officer Candidate School in February, 1960. Following commissioning, Commander Woodbury was assigned to I ' SS EMBATTLE (MSO-434), as Oper- ations Officer. He was reassigned, in 1962, to USS KING (DLG-10) and reported for duty therein after seven months training at the Naval Air Technical Center, Glynco, Georgia. While attached to KING, he served successively as Assistant Operations Officer, Navigator and Operations Officer. Commander Woodbur reported to tne Bureau of Naval Personnel as a grade assigment officer in April, 1965, and in August, 1966 was extended at the Bureau to serve as the Assistant to the Assistant Director for Captain Detail (Surface and Submarine). In July, 1968 Commander Woodbury reported for duty as the Executive Officer, I ' SS HANSON (nU-H.ii) and, two years later, to the Naval War College as a student in the Coin- iiiiuid and Staff course. While at the War College, he completed academic requirements for, and was a- warded, his Master of Science degree in International Affairs from (ieorge Washington Iniversity. Follow- ing graduation from the Naval War College, Commander Woodbury assumed command of I ' SS CHARLES BERRY {DE-10:J5). He was reassigned in 1972 as the Personal Aide to the Chief of Naval Operations. On 23 May 1975, following a tour as a student at the National War College, Washington, D. C, Commander Woodbury received his orders as the Prospective Commanding Officer, ARTHIR W. RADFORD ( DI)-968). Commander Woodbury is married to the former Martha Ann Davis of Madison, Wisconsin. Together, they and their three sons, David, Scott and Jeffrey, currently reside in Springfield, Virginia. •I ' I I
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