DD-951
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DD-951 is the hull number of USS Turner Joy, a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer notable for its service in the Vietnam War and involvement in the Gulf of Tonkin incident.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Turner Joy (DD-951) | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
ⓘ
United States Navy warship ⓘ |
| armament |
5-inch/54 caliber guns
ⓘ
anti-submarine weapons ⓘ |
| awards |
Navy Unit Commendation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
battle stars for Vietnam service ⓘ |
| beam | 45 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| callsign | Navy destroyer Turner Joy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Cold War destroyers of the United States
ⓘ
Vietnam War naval ships of the United States ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1959-08-03 ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| constructionLocation | Seattle, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewComplement | approximately 324 ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1982-11-22 ⓘ |
| displacement | ~4,050 tons standard ⓘ |
| eraOfOperation |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ early 1980s ⓘ |
| homeport | Long Beach, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DD-951 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1957-09-30 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1958-05-05 ⓘ |
| length | 418 feet ⓘ |
| museumLocation | Bremerton, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles Turner Joy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalRegistryStatus | stricken from Naval Vessel Register ⓘ |
| navyHullClassificationSymbol | DD-951 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Gulf of Tonkin incident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | participation in early escalation phase of Vietnam War ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| preservationPurpose | naval history education ⓘ |
| primaryMission | anti-air and anti-submarine warfare ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| roleInVietnamWar |
naval gunfire support
ⓘ
patrol operations ⓘ |
| servedInFleet | United States Pacific Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipClass | Forrest Sherman class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor | Mrs. Charles Turner Joy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | museum ship ⓘ |
| strickenOn | 1982-11-30 ⓘ |
| tookPartIn | Gulf of Tonkin incident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 32 knots ⓘ |
| type | destroyer ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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