File:North Vietnamese motor torpedo boat under fire on 2 August 1964.jpg
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| Description | Tonkin Gulf Incident, August 1964: Photograph taken from the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Maddox (DD-731) during her engagement with three North Vietnamese motor torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin, 2 August 1964. The view shows shells fired by Maddox splashing astern of one of the boats. The smoke at the left is perhaps from other shells and/or from another boat. |
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| Source | Official U.S. Navy photo USN 711523 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command |
| Author | U.S. Navy |
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