USS Turner Joy (DD-951)

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USS Turner Joy (DD-951) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy best known for its controversial role in the events that escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
United States Navy warship
armament 5-inch/54 caliber guns
anti-submarine weapons
awarded Navy Unit Commendation
battle stars for Vietnam service
beam 45 feet
builder Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company
callSign Navy hull number DD-951
classPosition last Forrest Sherman-class destroyer built
commissioned 3 August 1959
conflict Vietnam War
country United States of America
crewComplement approximately 324 officers and enlisted
dateOfEvent 2 August 1964
4 August 1964
decommissioned 22 November 1982
displacement about 4,050 tons standard
draft 22 feet
homeport Long Beach
surface form: Long Beach, California

San Diego, California, United States
surface form: San Diego, California
hullNumber DD-951
IMO not applicable (naval vessel)
laidDown 30 September 1957
launched 5 May 1958
length 418 feet
location Bremerton
surface form: Bremerton, Washington
museumOpeningYear 1991
namedAfter Admiral Charles Turner Joy
notableEvent fired some of the last naval gunfire of the Vietnam War
notableFor role in Gulf of Tonkin incident
openToPublic yes
operator United States Navy
participatedIn Cold War naval operations
Gulf of Tonkin incident
Western Pacific deployments
pennantNumber DD-951
preservedAs historic naval ship
propulsion 2 shafts
steam turbines
roleInConflict naval gunfire support
patrol operations
serviceEndDecade 1980s
serviceEntryDecade 1950s
shipClass Forrest Sherman class
sponsor Mrs. Charles Turner Joy
status museum ship
strickenFromNavalRegister 13 February 1990
topSpeed over 30 knots

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Gulf of Tonkin incident involvesShip USS Turner Joy (DD-951)
Bremerton hasMuseum USS Turner Joy (DD-951)
this entity surface form: USS Turner Joy museum ship
DESOTO patrol associatedShip USS Turner Joy (DD-951)
this entity surface form: USS Turner Joy