DESOTO patrol
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DESOTO patrol was a series of U.S. Navy intelligence-gathering missions off the coast of communist countries during the Cold War, notably conducted near North Vietnam prior to the Gulf of Tonkin incident.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DESOTO patrol canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War military operation
ⓘ
U.S. Navy intelligence-gathering operation ⓘ signals intelligence mission ⓘ |
| associatedShip |
USS Maddox (DD-731)
ⓘ
surface form:
USS Maddox
USS Turner Joy (DD-951) ⓘ
surface form:
USS Turner Joy
|
| associatedShipType | destroyer ⓘ |
| conductedBy |
U.S. Navy units
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Navy destroyer squadrons
|
| contributedTo | political context for the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| documentation |
National Security Agency analyses
ⓘ
U.S. Navy operational reports ⓘ declassified U.S. government records ⓘ |
| intelligenceType |
electronic intelligence
ⓘ
signals intelligence ⓘ |
| legalStatusClaimedBy | United States claimed operations were in international waters ⓘ |
| location |
Gulf of Tonkin
ⓘ
western Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
Western Pacific Ocean
coastal waters of communist countries ⓘ waters off North Vietnam ⓘ |
| method | use of destroyers equipped for electronic intelligence ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the Gulf of Tonkin incident
ⓘ
operations near North Vietnam in 1964 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
ⓘ
surface form:
North Vietnam
|
| partOf | Cold War ⓘ |
| purpose |
electronic surveillance
ⓘ
maritime reconnaissance ⓘ signals intelligence collection ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Gulf of Tonkin incident ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
U.S. containment policy
ⓘ
U.S. naval presence operations ⓘ |
| resultedIn | heightened tensions in the Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ |
| rulesOfEngagement | conducted in international waters ⓘ |
| target |
North Vietnamese air defenses
ⓘ
surface form:
North Vietnamese coastal defenses
North Vietnamese radar and communications ⓘ military activities of communist states ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Seventh Fleet
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Seventh Fleet
|
Referenced by (1)
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