Gulf of Tonkin incident
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The Gulf of Tonkin incident refers to a naval confrontation in the Gulf of Tonkin off the coast of North Vietnam, which led to the United States engaging more directly in the Vietnam War. On 2 August
Photo taken from USS Maddox during 2 August encounter, showing three North Vietnamese motor torpedo boats
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Two of the United States Navy PTF boats training in 1963
USS Maddox
USS Maddox (DD-731)
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USS Maddox, was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer. She was named after Captain William A. T. Maddox of the United States Marine Corps.
Gulf of Tonkin incident
…30 July, South Vietnamese commandos raided a North Vietnamese radar station on the island of Hòn Mê in the Gulf of Tonkin. The next day the destroyer USS Maddox commanded by Commander Herbert L. Ogier began patrolling near the North Vietnamese coast. On 2 August, the Maddox, while performing a signals intelligence…
Maddox underway in 1964