USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850)
E510909
USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850) is a preserved Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, now serving as a museum ship and memorial.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gearing-class destroyer
ⓘ
United States Navy destroyer ⓘ museum ship ⓘ naval memorial ⓘ |
| acquiredAsMuseumShip | 1974 ⓘ |
| armament |
5-inch guns
ⓘ
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ anti-submarine weapons ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kennedy family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 40 ft ⓘ |
| builder | Bethlehem Steel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Cold War naval ship of the United States
ⓘ
World War II-era destroyer completed postwar ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1945-12-15 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 336 ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1973-07-01 ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 3,460 tons full load ⓘ |
| homeportDuringService | various United States East Coast ports ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DD-850 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownAt | Fore River Shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownBy | Bethlehem Steel Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownIn | Quincy, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1945-07-26 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 390 ft ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Fall River, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 35 knots ⓘ |
| modernizedUnder | FRAM I program ⓘ |
| museumOperator | Battleship Cove maritime museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Cuban Missile Crisis naval quarantine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationPurpose |
to honor Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
ⓘ
to interpret U.S. Navy destroyer history ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | preserved ⓘ |
| preservedAt | Battleship Cove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
steam turbines
ⓘ
twin screws ⓘ |
| roleDuringCubanMissileCrisis | quarantine enforcement ship ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Atlantic Fleet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean deployments ⓘ |
| shipClass | Gearing class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
memorial
ⓘ
museum ship ⓘ |
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