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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Turner Joy | 1 |
| USS Turner Joy (DD-951) canonical | 1 |
| USS Turner Joy museum ship | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
USS Turner Joy museum ship
this entity surface form:
USS Turner Joy