USS Turner Joy Vietnam Era Destroyer Tour

USS Turner Joy Vietnam Era Destroyer Tour
We recently visited family in the Pacific Northwest and went on the USS Turner Joy Vietnam Era Destroyer Tour. This particular ship played in role in the Gulf of Tonkin Incident that let to escalation of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war. As you know from some of our previous videos, I am a huge fan of military bases, equipment, and history. USS Turner Joy Vietnam Era Destroyer Tour was amazing. I hope you enjoy the video and this series
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[@twinbrookacres]

Wow, Rick! I loved this video! I wish my father was still around to watch it. He would enjoy it, too, but he would be far more familiar with the features of the ship than me! :-) Thanks for sharing!

[@TheLaLaFarm]

Thanks so much for stopping by and watching. - Rick

[@MartinMidlifeMisadventures]

This is just so cool! This is such a great piece of history to witness. Thank you for the tour...we would have never seen this without you showing it to us! Have a great night!❤

[@TheLaLaFarm]

Thank you so much for stopping by and watching. This is my favorite type of activity when I go new places - is touring old historical military forts and equipment. - Rick

[@LarryGarcia-p3j]

I was a Signalman SM2 on the Columbus CG12, a friend and Shipmate of mine was transferred to the Turner Joy He was Jon Hutchinson SM1. Fm SM2 L. Garcia USN.

[@LarryGarcia-p3j]

This Class of Destroyers were the last of the Old Type of Fighting Ships. Guts and Guns, Nothing fancy. GOD,Guns and Guts. May their Legacy live on. Proud to have been a Real Tin Can Sailor.

[@Me2Lancer]

On August 2nd 1964 my ship USS Brister DER-327 was moored in Apra Harbor, Guam when we received a message, relayed from Naval Operations stating the Maddox and Turner had been attacked by North Vietnamese gunboats in the Gulf of Tonkin. Within six months we were deployed to the South China Sea with orders to patrol the coast of South Vietnam. We spent most of 1965 patrolling from the DMZ, south along the east coast of Vietnam, then around the horn into the Gulf of Thailand to Phu Quoc Island just south of Cambodia.

[@LarryGarcia-p3j]

Turner Joy backed up the Maddox in the 2nd Gulf of Tonkin incident.

[@downunderfulla6001]

I never served in the armed forces. Thank you very much for sharing this video Rick. It’s amazing how much goes on in a maritime defence vessel🍺🍺

[@TheLaLaFarm]

Thanks for watching Brad. I love this kind of stuff. - Rick

[@MultiSkyman1]

Your pay adjusted for inflation today, would be $2700.00

[@ross7684]

Fun video to watch; thanks. Served on DDG-15 and a good share of our underway ops were run alongside the Turner Joy which meant we were often pier mates when we were in port.

[@michaelmarchione3408]

If my uncle was alive, he would have enjoyed your tour. He served during Korea and Vietnam. He was on the USS Lake Champlain most of the time. I have only toured the USS Alabama, a FFG that came to port in Ogdensburg, NY (a hour north of us), and all the ships, boats, and sub at Fall River Massachusetts. I enjoyed your tour too. As a Seabee I never went to sea, but I did spend a day in a DC Trainer in New Orleans. That should wake up anyone to respect what our sailors may have to do to save a ship and the sailors on board! Thanks for your service! Take care!

[@TheLaLaFarm]

Michael - That is really cool. You have been on a lot of vessels. I served onboard FFG 28 (USS Boone). Thank you for your service as well. I absolutely love military history and try to find out of the way places that address historical military and cultural topics. Look at my travel playlist and there are several videos on military destinations. I used to camp as a kid in NY just west of Ft Drum. Great fishing up there. Be well!!! - Rick

[@goldfern6]

This video is Great. In 2017 my wife and I got to tour the entire boat and no one else was on board.!!!. I did get a lot of great pictures and it was nice to visit this again years later.!!.

[@LarryGarcia-p3j]

Correct Naval Terminology is SHIP Not Boat.

[@LarryGarcia-p3j]

These are not boats, the are Fighting SHIPS. The term boat is an insult to Navy Destroyermen.

[@danrieke9988]

I served aboard the TJ in '75 and '76.

[@JustTheFactsMan]

I was in 1st div 76-77 BM3

[@LarryGarcia-p3j]

I have said it before, I am a Destroyer Sailor of that Era. The North Vietnamese Had NO Torpedo Boats. The Maddox was attacked by GUN Boats.

[@francisbusa1074]

Those were 3 Chinese built P-4 PT boats. N. Vietnam purchased a dozen between 1961 and 1964.

[@roberthaugen9871]

I used to talk via morse code to a signalman on the USS Turner Joy in 1980. His handle was "Skeeter" and we conversed operator to operator quite often. Usually we were moored at pier 1 Navsta San Diego. I was on the USS Henry B. Wilson. Funny thing was I never met him, just talked ZWC with him.

[@MultiSkyman1]

Were the meals free or some token fee?

[@VoonChile]

This was an absolute joy to watch. It brought me back to my own ship and memories I made. Thank you for sharing this Big Rick! Wonderful, wonderful tour!

[@TheLaLaFarm]

Thank you so much Voon for watching. This was one of the best preserved ships I have been on and I have been on a lot of them. - Rick

[@jsimmonstx]

I served on the Turner Joy from 1975 - 1979 as an Operations Specialist. Our berthing compartment was under mount 52.

[@JustTheFactsMan]

I was in 1st div 76-77

[@BALOYBEACHBUM]

Thank you very much! I was in bootcamp when the war ended '75 but went on to serve on a Cruiser in the gulf, excorting Tankers, in "Operation Earnest Will" retired CPO! God Bless America!!

[@cheftomsd]

The Navy feeds its sailors, never a charge and during Vietnam they alocated extra money for food. I was a Navy 2nd class cook and remember huge lobster tails and 16 oz T-bone steaks.

[@snipe1066]

I served on USS Turner Joy DD951 1976-1978 as a machinist’s mate in #2 engine room and R division. and toured it as a museum ship. Many thanks to the volunteers for countless hours of maintainence!!!

[@JustTheFactsMan]

I was a Boatswainsmate BM3 on the Turner Joy 76-77. Was my favorite ship during my enlistment.

[@kennethkurz6141]

We unrep the Turner Joy in the Gulf of Tonkin many times 1965- 1968 USS CACAPON Ao 52, USS MISPILLION AO 105

[@copsrobertsokl5127]

Thanks for one your service secondly for sharing the video! My father was on the Joy temporarily as a cook because I believe the main cook was ill for awhile if I remember correctly.

[@TheLaLaFarm]

That's awesome that your father served on that ship. That is a really well preserved vessel. I enjoyed touring it. The back story for the vessel is really cool as well. Thank you for watching. - Rick

[@francisbusa1074]

I remember Turner Joy very well when aboard Gridley DLG-21 out of Long Beach N.S. '67-'68.

[@WhiskeynSunshineOffGrid]

Thanks Rick! This was a really enjoyable and interesting walk through.

[@TheLaLaFarm]

Thanks so much for stopping by and watching. You guys know how much I love those historical military locations. - Rick

[@danneybrown1734]

Lol I was on the Turner Joy 1972 and 1973 fist year in Vietnam we as oust as linebacker at the DMZ where we shot 10000 rounded of 5 inch 53 in 23 days remember being at General quarters for days at a time they used to drop sea rations down the loader deck not some thing I like to remember

[@BALOYBEACHBUM]

ICman! A fresh air Snipe! I was and was, and is, BT retired! BTC(SW) '75 - '95

[@waynegood9233]

I saw her in Bremerton and also when my ship was in Vietnam sometime between April and August of 1968

[@SomeplaceOrAnother]

Great tour 👍 very cool 😎

[@TheLaLaFarm]

Thanks for stopping by and watching. - Rick

[@johnwalker4642]

I lived on something like this for almost three years 48 years ago. Still does not make any sense to me. Thank you for the tour.

[@hestiasgardenhomestead7562]

My grandfather was on a carrier during WW2, he served in the fight against Japan.

[@TheLaLaFarm]

Your Grandfather was a part of this nations greatest generation. Those young men and women each played a singular role in shifting the course of world power and prevention of worldwide despotism. Thank you for stopping by and watching. - Rick

[@EdGrochowiak-qv6fc]

My first ship, USS Parsons, dd949, in 1964

[@kiddfamilyfarmllc9962]

Anderson would love that. Thank you for this.

[@TheLaLaFarm]

Thanks Mack for watching. Much appreciated. - Rick

[@MrRadiodio]

enlisted bunks where alot different in 72 til 75 when I lived on there

[@PathwaysHomestead]

So cool! We are huge History nerds! We went to a living history museum on our honeymoon!

[@VoonChile]

Sounds perfect!!!

[@TheLaLaFarm]

That is so cool. My favorite thing to do when we travel is to visit old military forts, gear, museums, etc. Love living history museums. - Rick

[@MrGbutter]

I think what you said was a whale boat it was actually the captains Gig.

[@josephschroeder5945]

FirSt ship I visited with my room mate in A School He was striking to be IC man. Smoked ganja in the IC room We were both schooling at NTC for IC man

[@josephschroeder5945]

Oops That was she was in San Diego 1982

[@annmiller154]

Interesting video! Thank you for sharing!

[@TheLaLaFarm]

Thank you Ann for watching. Really appreciate it. - Rick

[@ccjensen4670]

Served on DLG-30..USS Horne..deployed as carrier support off the DMV. At one point we were 35 miles from Haiphong with a carrier. The carrier went south to DMV and left us with destroyer..might alerts were almost every day..two or three would approach us..we went out to sea and the destroyer headed toward shore. we put birds on the rail..tracked and randomly locked on the migs..they would turn around and go back to base..no where can this be found in the records...pretty scary... Very good video..Horne was sunk in Rimpac off Hawaii..she was a good ship...

[@francisbusa1074]

I was on Gridley DLG-21 during our Westpac in winter/spring '68. When operating up north near Haiphong we encountered the same situation. We would go to GQ, and our 55 Alphas would lock on them, and at around 30 miles range the Migs would turn back. I clearly remember Horne.

[@craftyhobbit4173]

Glad we could explore with you 🙂⚓️⛓💙

[@TheLaLaFarm]

it was blast - Thank you - I love my hat too. - Rick

[@josephschroeder5945]

Went on a walk through when I was in Bremerton

[@daverussell9627]

Served on DD938.

[@EverythingShakes]

Awesome video!

[@TheLaLaFarm]

Thanks so much for watching. - Rick

[@stephenmccandless5113]

We traveled (7th fleet) with the Turner Joy in '68-'69-'70. The TJ was considered a new destroyer. We were on the USS Blue (744) Sumner class destroyer.