“Vane Scott is great and the museum is wonderful.”
— John Stone, gunnery officer, USS Nicholas, 1942–44. Click on any image above to view it in more detail.The USS Radford National Naval Museum at Newcomerstown, Ohio, is located at Exit 65 off Interstate 77, north of the intersection with Interstate 70. Founded by Vane Scott, president of the USS Radford Association, it was opened to the public following the USS Radford reunion there, September 2001.
 The Radford Museum is adjacent to Temperance Tavern Museum, formerly an Ohio canal and stagecoach stopover, now with displays dedicated to native sons Cy Young and Ohio State football coach Woody Hayes.
Visitors to the Radford Museum will find extensive displays, including:- Uniforms of admirals who served in Radford early in their careers,
- A collection of World War II souvenirs,
- A diorama depicting the rescue of Helena sailors following the Battle of Kula Gulf,
- Helena artifacts,
- The sculpture “Deliverance,” and
- Individual plaques and displays honoring all the ships of DesRon 21 in World War II.
Contributions and group tours are welcome. For information, please call 740-498-4446. | 
