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.
USS Maddox underway in the early 1960s
Maddox underway in 1964
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
USS Maddox (DD-731)
…18 May and established patrol off the coast of South Vietnam. During August she was involved in a skirmish with North Vietnamese torpedo boats, the Gulf of Tonkin incident, which led to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and increased U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. She was laid down by the Bath Iron Works Corporation at…
Photo taken from USS Maddox during 2 August encounter, showing three North Vietnamese motor torpedo boats
The Geneva Conference
Two of the United States Navy PTF boats training in 1963