The USS Greer (DD145) tangled with Germany's U-652 off the coast of Iceland on 4 September 1941. It evaded two torpedoes and dropped depth charges in return. No one was hit or harmed in the "incident" but it generally considered the first firefight between the US and Germany of what would become WWII. One week later President Roosevelt ordered all US Naval Vessels to attack any ship that that attacked or threatened a US ship or any foreign vessel under escort.
The Sinking of the USS Maine.
North Vietnamese Naval units (135th Torpedo Boat Squadron) attacked the US destroyer USS Maddox on 02 August 1964; then another incident occurred on 04 August 1964 (involving the USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy). That was the rationale.
The address of the Greer Memorial Library is: 74 A Main Street, Greer, 85927 0144
Yes she was in Vietnam in the 1960s. Precisely she was in the Tonka Bay incident. My Uncle John, who was one of her engineers served on her at that time.
there were 8 frigates on the American sife- the USS Constitution, the USS John Admas, the USS President, the USS United States, the USS Constellation, the USS Boston, The USS New York, and the USS Congress
the uss greer was bomb couse they Germans wanted to get even with the us navy
USS Liberty incident happened in 1967.
USS Monocacy incident happened on 1918-01-17.
USS Stark incident happened on 1987-05-17.
USS Panay incident happened on 1937-12-12.
Vietnam War; 1964 involving USN destroyers USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy. Maddox was re-cycled (scrapped); Turner Joy is preserved in Washington State as a memorial museum.
A sign that an incident may occur in the future
Havana Harbor, Cuba.
Havana Harbor, Cuba.
The Sinking of the USS Maine.
The attack on the USS Maine
The US Navy guided missile destroyer escort (DLG) ship used in the movie "The Bedford Incident" was the USS Leopold. The ship was re-purposed and depicted as the fictional USS Bedford in the film.