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USS Ranger: This Navy Aircraft Carrier Was Truly One Of a Kind
Summary and Key Points: The USS Ranger (CVA-61), a Forrestal-class "supercarrier ... she made final preparations for combat operations in the Tonkin Gulf. Commander, Carrier Division 3, embarked ...
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Fifty years since the Gulf of Tonkin incident which triggered the Vietnam war
DESOTO surveillance was resumed by midday on August 3, augmenting the mission by adding another U.S. ship, the USS C. Turner Joy, to patrol the Gulf of Tonkin. However, late in the evening on ...