Gulf of Tonkin incident

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 1964 there was a clash between a destroyer of the United States Navy that was collecting signals intelligence close to North Vietnamese waters, and three North Vietnamese naval vessels. On the night of 4 August, two US destroyers reported they were attacked by North Vietnamese vessels and that they were returning fire. Later investigation revealed that the 4 August attack did not happen; no North Vietnamese vessels had been present. Shortly after the events, the National Security Agency, an agency of the US Defense Department, deliberately skewed intelligence to create the impression that an attack had been carried out.

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1964  Wikimedia, Wikidata
USS Maddox-incident
naval battle, United States, North Vietnam, 

USS Turner Joy, 

• Historigraph page^@
• The Operations Room page^@
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1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident

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USS Maddox (DD-731) is refueled in the South China Sea in 1964

USS Turner Joy (DD-951) in the Ssouth China Sea in 1964

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North Vietnamese motor torpedo boat under fire on 2 August 1964

North Vietnamese motor torpedo boat in the Gulf of Tonkin on 2 August 1964

North Vietnamese motor torpedo boat in Tonkin Gulf on 2 August 1964

North Vietnamese P-4 under fire from USS Maddox (2 August 1964)

President Lyndon B. Johnson's "Midnight Address" on the 2nd Gulf of Tonkin incident in Vietnam

Captain Herrick and Commander Ogier aboard USS Maddox (DD-731) in August 1964

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1964	Gulf of Tonkin incident	United States, North Vietnam, naval battle	Wikidata
link	page		Historigraph page@		Wikidata
link	page		The Operations Room page@		Wikidata
commons	image		MaddoxTonkin1		Commons
commons	image		USS Maddox (DD-731) is refueled in the South China Sea in 1964		Commons
commons	image		USS Turner Joy (DD-951) in the Ssouth China Sea in 1964		Commons
commons	image		Tonkingunboats		Commons
commons	image		North Vietnamese motor torpedo boat under fire on 2 August 1964		Commons
commons	image		North Vietnamese motor torpedo boat in the Gulf of Tonkin on 2 August 1964		Commons
commons	image		North Vietnamese motor torpedo boat in Tonkin Gulf on 2 August 1964		Commons
commons	image		North Vietnamese P-4 under fire from USS Maddox (2 August 1964)		Commons
commons	image		President Lyndon B. Johnson's "Midnight Address" on the 2nd Gulf of Tonkin incident in Vietnam		Commons
commons	image		Captain Herrick and Commander Ogier aboard USS Maddox (DD-731) in August 1964		Commons