Dragon 1/700 USS Arthur W Radford AEMSS Destroyer DDG-968 7031USS Arthur W. Radford (DD 968) was a Spruance class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral Arthur W. Radford USN (18961973), the first naval officer to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Arthur W. Radford was laid down 31 January 1974 by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi and launched on 1 March 1975, sponsored by Mrs. Arthur Radford, the admiral's widow. Arthur W. Radford