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Vintage U.S.S. Richmond K Turner CV-61 Color Photo Postcard
Leahy Class Guided Missile Frigate
Richmond K. Turner departed San Diego June 4, 1965 her first deployment to the Western Pacific
She joined Task Force 77 in the
South China Sea area and served as missile support ship for the attack
carriers Coral Sea, Independence, and Oriskany
She was reassigned to the Search and Rescue Destroyer Unit in the Tonkin Gulf in September 1965
She stood out of San Diego
October 15, 1966, bound a second time for Southeast Asian waters,
returning to her homeport March 28, 1967
She departed for her third tour
off Vietnam June 10, 1968, and contributed to Fleet readiness in Asian
waters until returning to San Diego in December 1968
She arrived in Yokosuka, Japan,
March 4, 1970 and spent two months operating in the Sea of Japan. She
operated off the coast of Vietnam from June until July 1970
Richmond K. Turner was
re-designated CG-20 in July 1975 and participated in Operation 200 which
included the International Naval Review in New York City for the
Nation's Bicentennial Celebration on July 4, 1976
In July 1979, while operating
with the 6th Fleet, Richmond K. Turner successfully launched a Harpoon
missile during an exercise in the Gulf of Sidra destroying the target at
a range of 78 miles. This was the first firing of a Harpoon missile
from a deployed US Navy Ship
In response to the crisis in the
Persian Gulf caused by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, Richmond K. Turner
deployed early as a primary AAW unit in the Theodore Roosevelt battle
group, which arrived in the theater just before hostilities broke out
During 60 days in the Persian Gulf, Richmond K. Turner provided
protection to four carriers and served as an advance picket ship in the
mine infested waters off Kuwait. Following the cease fire, Richmond K.
Turner relocated to the Red Sea where it participated in the continuing
maritime interception operations in support of U.N. sanctions against
Iraq.
It made a final deployment to
the Mediterranean as a part of the USS Theodore Roosevelt battle group
and served as an anti-air warfare command during Operation Deny Flight
over Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Prior to its decommissioning on
March 31, 1995, Richmond K. Turner served as the test platform for the
Navy's Light-weight Exoatmosheric Projectile (LEAP) Program, firing the
first LEAP shot ever and launching the Navy into the future of missile
technology
On August 9, 1998, USS Richmond K. Turner was sunk as a target near Puerto Rico
Unused vintage color photo postcard
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