THE SHIP
USS Turner Joy (DD-951) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer built in Seattle, Washington. She served in the United States Navy for more than 23 years.
CAREER
Class: Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
Built at: Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company, Seattle, Washington
Keel laid: September 30, 1957
Launched: May 5, 1958
Commissioned: August 3, 1959
Decommissioned: November 22, 1982
SPECIFICATIONS
Length: 418.3 feet (127.5 meters)
Beam: 45.3 feet (13.8 meters)
Draft: 22 feet (6.7 meters)
Displacement: 2,800 tons; approximately 4,000 tons fully loaded
Propulsion: Four 1,200-pound boilers, two steam turbines and two shafts
Propellers: Two
Speed: More than 32 knots
Armament: Three 5-inch/54-caliber guns and two Mark 32 torpedo launchers, each carrying three Mark 46 torpedoes
Aircraft: None
Crew: 17 officers and 275 enlisted personnel
Ship information and schematic courtesy of the USS Turner Joy Museum: https://ussturnerjoy.org/
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