destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850)
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The destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850) is a preserved Gearing-class U.S. Navy warship that served in the Cold War and Korean War and now operates as a museum ship.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850) | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gearing-class destroyer
ⓘ
United States Navy warship ⓘ museum ship ⓘ |
| armament |
5-inch/38 caliber guns
ⓘ
anti-submarine weapons ⓘ |
| awarded |
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for Cuban operations
ⓘ
two battle stars for Korean War service ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 40 feet ⓘ |
| builder |
Bethlehem Steel Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fore River Shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Cold War museum ship
ⓘ
Korean War naval vessel ⓘ |
| commissioned | 15 December 1945 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Cold War
ⓘ
Cuban Missile Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ Korean War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 336 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1 July 1973 ⓘ |
| designation | DD-850 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 3,460 tons full load ⓘ |
| homeport | Newport, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DD-850 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IMO | not applicable (naval vessel) ⓘ |
| laidDown | 2 April 1945 ⓘ |
| launched | 26 July 1945 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 390 feet ⓘ |
| location |
Battleship Cove
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fall River, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Atlantic Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedBy | Battleship Cove museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
steam turbines
ⓘ
twin screws ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare destroyer
ⓘ
plane guard ⓘ screening ship ⓘ |
| shipClass | Gearing class ⓘ |
| sponsor | Ethel Skakel Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
museum ship
ⓘ
preserved ⓘ |
| tookPartIn | quarantine of Cuba in 1962 ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 35 knots ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | U.S. National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
blockade enforcement
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escort duties ⓘ naval gunfire support ⓘ |
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