Turner Joy DD951

USS **Turner Joy (DD-951)** was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer commissioned by the United States Navy in 1959. Named after Admiral Charles Turner Joy, the ship gained historical significance as one of the vessels involved in the Gulf of Tonkin Incident in August 1964, an event that led to increased U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. Throughout her service, Turner Joy participated in multiple combat operations, including naval gunfire support and patrol duties off the coast of Vietnam. After a distinguished career, she was decommissioned in 1982 and later preserved as a museum ship in Bremerton, Washington.