USS TURNER JOY (DD-951)
Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign - NENB
Tactical Voice Radio Call Sign (circa 1968) - BALL ROOM
CLASS - FORREST SHERMAN As Built.
Displacement 4619 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 418' 6"(oa) x 44' 11" x 15' (Max)
Armament 3 x 5"/54 DP (3x1), 4 x 3"/50 (2x2), 2 Hedghog ASW Mortars,
4 x 21" tt.(4x1) 6 x 12.75" Mk 32 ASW TT (2x3).
Machinery, 70,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 33 Knots, Range 4500 NM@ 20 Knots, Crew 324.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging, Seattle. September 30 1957.
Launched May 5 1958 and commissioned August 3 1959.
Decommissioned November 22 1982.
Stricken February 13 1990.
Fate Preserved as memorial berthed at Bremerton, Washington.
