USS Radford

Survived

Type	Destroyer
Class	Fletcher
War	Second World War
Main guns	5 × 5″ guns

Rescued hundreds of Helena's crew at Kula Gulf, and fought at Kolombangara.

The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Radford (DD-446) underway sometime in 1942, location unknown. She was commissioned on 22 July 1942 and is painted in Camouflage Measure 12 (Modified). Note that her radars are still missing. Photo: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

5 × single Mk 12 5 in (127 mm)/38 guns
5 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors AA guns
7 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon AA guns
2 × quintuple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
6 × single depth charge throwers
2 × depth charge racks

FRAM II modifications

2 × 5 in/38 cal. guns
1 Mark 108 ASW rocket launcher
6 × Mark 44 18 in ASW torpedo tubes
2 x Hedgehog projectors
2 x Mark 14 21 in torpedo tubes
2 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) guns M2 machineguns

Builder	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Laid down	2 October 1941
Launched	3 May 1942
Commissioned	22 July 1942
Displacement	2,050 tons
Length	376 ft 5 in (114.73 m)
Speed	38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph)
Complement	329 officers and enlisted

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

3 May 1942

Battle of Kula Gulf

Survived

6 July 1943

Rescued Helena's crew

Battle of Kolombangara

Survived

12–13 July 1943