USS Ticonderoga
5/14/1964
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This photograph shows the USS Ticonderoga carrying a deck full of aircraft on May 14, 1964. The Ticonderoga was built during World War II and modified over the years to carry newer aircraft. The “Big T” saw action off the coast of Vietnam and provided air support during the Gulf of Tonkin incident three months later.
Aircraft from the Ticonderoga helped drive off the attackers after three North Vietnamese P-4 torpedo boats attacked the destroyer USS Maddox on August 2, 1964 – the first Gulf of Tonkin incident. The Maddox had been conducting electronic eavesdropping on North Vietnam to assist South Vietnamese Army (ARVN) commando raids on North Vietnamese targets, though the American public didn't know that at the time. Historians now suspect the North Vietnamese boats had set out to attack an ARVN raid in progress when it encountered the Maddox.
Aircraft from the Ticonderoga helped drive off the attackers after three North Vietnamese P-4 torpedo boats attacked the destroyer USS Maddox on August 2, 1964 – the first Gulf of Tonkin incident. The Maddox had been conducting electronic eavesdropping on North Vietnam to assist South Vietnamese Army (ARVN) commando raids on North Vietnamese targets, though the American public didn't know that at the time. Historians now suspect the North Vietnamese boats had set out to attack an ARVN raid in progress when it encountered the Maddox.
This primary source comes from the General Records of the Department of the Navy.
National Archives Identifier: 594301
Full Citation: Photograph 428-GX-482-N-1104859; Photograph of USS Ticonderoga; 5/14/1964; Vis-Aid Index to the General Photographic Files of the Department of the Navy, 1958 - 1981; General Records of the Department of the Navy, Record Group 428; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/ticonderoga, March 29, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.