U.s.s. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (dd-850)
Gearing-class destroyer in Fall River, Massachusetts. Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850) is a former United States Navy Gearing-class destroyer. The ship was named after Lieutenant Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., a naval aviator, son of the former U.S. 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. She was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989 as one of a small number of surviving Gearing-class destroyers.
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The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA |
| County | Bristol County |
| Listed | Sep 30, 1976 |
| Reference number | 76000231 |
| Type of place | destroyer, museum ship, preserved watercraft |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 structures |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA |
| Coordinates | 41.70570, -71.16301 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park · 13 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | West Hill Park 36 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 76000231. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.