DD-731
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DD-731 is the hull number of USS Maddox, a U.S. Navy destroyer best known for its involvement in the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident during the Vietnam War.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Maddox (DD-731) | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
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United States Navy destroyer ⓘ |
| adversaryInIncident | North Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armamentWartime |
10 × 21 in torpedo tubes
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11 × 20 mm AA guns ⓘ 12 × 40 mm AA guns ⓘ 6 × 5 in/38 caliber guns ⓘ depth charge projectors ⓘ |
| awarded |
Korean War battle stars
ⓘ
Vietnam Service medals ⓘ World War II battle stars ⓘ |
| beam | 12.0 m ⓘ |
| builder | Bath Iron Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Allen M. Sumner class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1944-06-02 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Korean War
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Vietnam War ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplementWartime | approximately 336 ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1964-08-02 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1972-07-02 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 3,200 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 2,200 tons ⓘ |
| draft | 4.6 m ⓘ |
| fate | transferred to Republic of China Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flag | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeport | various U.S. Pacific Fleet bases ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DD-731 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1943-10-28 ⓘ |
| launched | 1944-03-19 ⓘ |
| length | 114.8 m ⓘ |
| locationOfEvent | Gulf of Tonkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 34 knots ⓘ |
| missionDuringIncident | signals intelligence patrol ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William A. T. Maddox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Gulf of Tonkin incident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | DD-731 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 60,000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 geared steam turbines
ⓘ
4 boilers ⓘ |
| scrapped | after service in Republic of China Navy ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | World War II era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subsequentName | ROCS Po Yang (DD-10) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorOperator | Republic of China Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Gulf of Tonkin
NERFINISHED
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Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Sea of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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