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Naval Destroyer Museum: On the deck of the Turner Joy (photo diary) [1]

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Date: 2023-05-08

The Naval Destroyer Museum in Bremerton, Washington features the U.S.S. Turner Joy Museum Ship. The Turner Joy was commissioned in 1959 and decommissioned in 1982.

According to the Museum:

“The Turner Joy is a Destroyer, a warship known for its speed and guns! Destroyers were known as ‘Greyhounds of the sea’ and also as ‘Tin Cans’ due to their lightweight construction.”

The Turner Joy was engaged in the first combat action in the Vietnam War and provided naval gunfire support for troops ashore for nine years. The Turner Joy is also credited with firing the last naval round of the Vietnam War from a U.S. warship.

Shown below are some photographs from the deck of the Turner Joy.

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