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.
Walkways and stairs
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Veterans Memorial Museum: World War I (Photo Diary)
Veterans Memorial Museum: The Korean War (Photo Diary)
Veterans Memorial Museum: The Vietnam War (Photo Diary)
Lewis Army Museum: Half-Tracks (photo diary)
Lewis Army Museum: An Iraqi tank and more (photo diary)
Naval Undersea Museum: Diversity and change in U.S. Navy submarines (museum tour)
Air Force Museum: Southeast Asia War memorabilia (photo diary)