USS Maddox (DD-732) was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer of the United States Navy, commissioned in 1944. She saw extensive action during World War II in the Pacific, providing fire support during landings at Iwo Jima and Okinawa and surviving several kamikaze attacks. After the war, Maddox served in the Korean War, conducting shore bombardment and patrol duties. Notably, in August 1964, Maddox was involved in the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, which led to the escalation of U.S. military involvement in Vietnam. The ship was decommissioned in 1969 and later transferred to the Republic of China Navy.
