USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.

USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850) is a former United States Navy Gearing-class destroyer. The ship was named after Lieutenant Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., a naval aviator, son of the former U.S. Ambassador to Britain, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., and older brother of future President John F. Kennedy. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. served, with interruptions for modernization, until 1973. Among the highlights of her service are the blockade of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the afloat recovery teams for Gemini 6 and Gemini 7. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. is on display as a museum ship in Battleship Cove, Fall River, Massachusetts. She was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989 as one of a small number of surviving Gearing-class destroyers.

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DD-850
speed 36.8 knot, 
destroyer, museum ship, Gearing-class destroyer, preserved watercraft, Fore River Shipyard, United States Navy, United States, 

• National Register of Historic Places page^@
• National Register of Historic Places listed place page^@
• Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System page^@
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Location: 41.7057, -71.1631, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  USS Cero ⓘ
  patrol vessel of the United States Navy

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  USS Fall River ⓘ
  1944 Baltimore-class cruiser

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  USS Lionfish ⓘ
  1943 Balao-class submarine

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  USS Saratoga ⓘ
  1955 Forrestal-class aircraft carrier

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  WLV-613 ⓘ
  last lightship to mark the Ambrose channel

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  Lightship No. 114 ⓘ
  lightship

1945-04-02T00:00:00Z

1945-04-02T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1973-07-02T00:00:00Z

1973-07-02T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1945-07-26T00:00:00Z

1945-07-26T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1945-12-15T00:00:00Z

1945-12-15T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1778-05-25T00:00:00Z

1778-05-30T00:00:00Z

1778 Mount Hope Bay raids

1778-08-29T00:00:00Z

1778-08-29T00:00:00Z

1778 Battle of Rhode Island

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U.S. Navy warships at Pier 3, Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island (USA), in August 1973 (K-101613)

Watching the America's Cup Race. Mrs. Kennedy, President Kennedy. Off Newport, RI, aboard the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr

USS Jpseph P. Kennedy (DD-850) at Chicago in 1959

BC-CoveNBridge1d

QH-50C DD-850

Ship bridge, USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr, Battleship Cove, Fall River, Massachusetts, US (PPL2-Enhanced)

USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (DD-850) underway c1961

USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (DD-850), USS William R. Rush (DD-714), USS Fiske (DD-842) and USS Hawkins (DDR-873) at Newport, Rhode Island (USA), in 1951 (NH 97062)

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USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850) at Barcelona, Spain, in June 1957

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1778	Mount Hope Bay raids	United States, Continental Army, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1778	Battle of Rhode Island	United States, battle, Kingdom of Great Britain	Wikidata
link	page		National Register of Historic Places page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Register of Historic Places listed place page@		Wikidata
link	page		Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Cero	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Fall River	heavy cruiser, Baltimore-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Lionfish	attack submarine, preserved watercraft, United States Navy	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Saratoga	Forrestal-class aircraft carrier, supercarrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		WLV-613	preserved watercraft, ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1930	Lightship No. 114	lightvessel	Wikidata
organisation	factory		Walsh-Kaiser Company	shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Phoenix	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Rodman	artillery fort, historic district	Wikidata
site	fort	1675	Russell Garrison	fort, ruins	Wikidata
site	fort	1702	Fort Wolcott	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1776	Acushnet Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1798	Fort Adams	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1942	Fort Church	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1943	Barneys Joy Point Military Reservation	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Bristol Train of Artillery Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Hiddensee	corvette, German Navy, United States Navy, preserved watercraft, East German Navy, museum ship	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.	preserved watercraft, museum ship, destroyer, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Massachusetts	preserved watercraft, battleship, museum ship, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum	1945	PT-617	preserved watercraft, motor torpedo boat, museum ship, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum	1945	PT 796	preserved watercraft, PT boat, museum ship, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum	1965	Battleship Cove	maritime museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Endeavour	survey vessel, collier, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1762	HMS Lark	fifth-rate frigate, shipwreck, Richmond-class fifth-rate frigate	Wikidata
commons	image		U.S. Navy warships at Pier 3, Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island (USA), in August 1973 (K-101613)		Commons
commons	image		Watching the America's Cup Race. Mrs. Kennedy, President Kennedy. Off Newport, RI, aboard the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr		Commons
commons	image		USS Jpseph P. Kennedy (DD-850) at Chicago in 1959		Commons
commons	image		BC-CoveNBridge1d		Commons
commons	image		QH-50C DD-850		Commons
commons	image		Ship bridge, USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr, Battleship Cove, Fall River, Massachusetts, US (PPL2-Enhanced)		Commons
commons	image		USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (DD-850) underway c1961		Commons
commons	image		USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (DD-850), USS William R. Rush (DD-714), USS Fiske (DD-842) and USS Hawkins (DDR-873) at Newport, Rhode Island (USA), in 1951 (NH 97062)		Commons
commons	image		BC JPKennedyJr		Commons
commons	image		USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850) at Barcelona, Spain, in June 1957		Commons