USS Joseph P. Kennedy - fotod ja videod

USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850) on endine Ameerika Ühendriikide mereväe gearing-klassi hävitaja. Laev sai nime mereväe aviaatori leitnant Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., endise Suurbritannia suursaadiku Joseph P. Kennedy vanema poja ja tulevase presidendi John F. Kennedy vanema venna järgi. Joseph P. Kennedy noorem teenis moderniseerimise katkestustega kuni 1973. aastani. Tema teenistuse tipphetkede hulgas on Kuuba blokaad Kuuba raketikriisi ajal ning Gemini 6 ja Gemini 7 pinnal olevad taastamismeeskonnad. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. on eksponeeritud muuseumilaevana Battleship Cove'is, Fall Riveris, Massachusettsis. Ta lisati 1976. aastal ajalooliste paikade riiklikku registrisse ja määras 1989. aastal riikliku ajaloolise maamärgi üheks vähestest ellujäänud Gearing-klassi hävitajatest.

Allikas: USS Joseph P. Kennedy Vikipeedias

The USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850) is a former United States Navy destroyer that served in various missions from 1945 to 1973. The ship was named after Lieutenant Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., a naval aviator who died in World War II, and the older brother of President John F. Kennedy. The USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. was built by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation’s Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, and launched on July 26, 1945. The ship was commissioned on December 15, 1945, and joined the Atlantic Fleet.
The USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. participated in several operations during the Cold War, such as the blockade of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, and the recovery of Gemini 6 and Gemini 7 astronauts in 1965. The ship also underwent several modernizations and upgrades throughout its service life, including new weapons, radar, sonar, and helicopter systems. The USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. was decommissioned on July 2, 1973, and donated to the Battleship Cove museum in Fall River, Massachusetts, where it is preserved as a National Historic Landmark and a memorial to the Kennedy family.