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USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (DD-850) is a United States Navy Gearing-class destroyer. The ship was named after Lieutenant Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., a naval aviator, son of the former 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.

Latitude: 41° 42' 20.34" N
Longitude: -71° 09' 46.80" W

Nearest city to this article: Fall River

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