Destroyer U.S.S. MADDOX (DD-731) under way

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This vessel was launched at Bath Iron Works on March 19, 1944.

She was the third destroyer named MADDOX built for the U.S. Navy, and saw active service in World War II, the Korean conflict, and the Vietnam War.

In 1964 she was one of the destroyers involved in the Tonkin Gulf Incident that led to the escalation of the war. She was an ALLEN M. SUMMER-class destroyer rated at 2,200 displacement tons, length 376 feet. She was decommissioned in 1969.

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Title: Destroyer U.S.S. MADDOX (DD-731) under way
Subject Date: 1944
Town: Bath
County: Sagadahoc
State: ME
Media: black and white photograph
Dimensions (cm): 20.5 x 25.5
Local Code: Neg. No. 05697
Collection: Maine Maritime Museum Library Photographic Reference Collection, PC-3
Object Type: Image

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LC Subject Headings

Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975
Ships, Iron and steel
Destroyers (Warships)
Korean War, 1950-1953
Shipbuilding--Bath (ME)
World War, 1939-1945

Other Keywords

Battles
Economics Industry Shipbuilding
Maritime Ships and boats Naval
Military and War Military Service Navy
ShipsShips, Iron and steel
Warships

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