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USS Turner Joy (DD-951) is one of 18 Forrest Sherman-class destroyers of the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral Charles Turner Joy USN (1895–1956). Commissioned in 1959, she spent her entire career in the Pacific. She participated extensively in the Vietnam War, and was one of the principal ships involved in the Gulf of Tonkin ...
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Jan 12, 2023 · Forrest Sherman -class destroyer USS Turner Joy (DD-951) was commissioned on 3 August 1959 with Commander Ralph S. Wentworth, Jr., in command. The ship was named for Admiral Charles Turner...
Learn about the history and specifications of the USS Turner Joy, a Forrest Sherman class destroyer that served in the Vietnam War. See photos, facts and details of its career, armament and crew.
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USS Turner Joy was a destroyer that participated in the Gulf of Tonkin incident in 1964, which escalated the US involvement in the Vietnam War. Learn about her history, role, and crew's accounts of the controversial engagement with North Vietnamese torpedo boats.
May 16, 2024 · The USS Turner Joy is a retired Vietnam-era warship, a destroyer, that’s now moored in Bremerton, Washington, not too far from the ferry terminal. It’s an attraction now. But while it was in action, an attack on the ship in 1964 in the Gulf of Tonkin is what led to direct U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war.
Learn about the history and timeline of USS Turner Joy, a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer that served in the Korean War and the Vietnam War. See movie footage of the last naval round fired by Turner Joy and its role in the Gulf of Tonkin incident.
