USS Maddox may refer to:
*, christened in 1918, the ship was transferred to the Royal Navy, then Soviet Navy, and finally given back to the Royal Navy
*, christened in 1942 and sunk the next year by a German bomber
*, christened in 1944. After a short career in World War II and participation in the Korean War. This warship was involved in the
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War (also known by other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vietnam a ...
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Gulf of Tonkin Incident, which led to direct open warfare between the nation of North Vietnam and the United States on 7 August 1964 (
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution or the Southeast Asia Resolution, , was a joint resolution that the United States Congress passed on August 7, 1964, in response to the Gulf of Tonkin incident.
It is of historic significance because it gave U.S. ...
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See also
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USS Maddox incident
The Gulf of Tonkin incident ( vi, Sự kiện Vịnh Bắc Bộ) was an international confrontation that led to the United States engaging more directly in the Vietnam War. It involved both a proven confrontation on August 2, 1964, carried out b ...
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United States Navy ship names