USS Richmond K. Turner
USS ''Richmond K. Turner'' (DLG-20 / CG-20) was a destroyer leader in the United States Navy. The ship was named for Admiral Richmond K. Turner, who served during World War II. The keel of ''Richmond K. Turner'' was laid on 9 January 1961 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation in Camden, New Jersey. She was one of nine ''Leahy''-class "double-ended" guided missile destroyers. Launched 6 April 1963; sponsored by Mrs. Claude V. Ricketts; and commissioned 13 June 1964. History Initial operations The ship departed Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 10 August 1964 for her homeport of San Diego, San Diego, California, stopping briefly at Yorktown, Virginia, Yorktown and Norfolk, Virginia, and then Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. She crossed through the Panama Canal, and after a port call in Acapulco, Mexico, arrived in San Diego on 11 September 1964. ''Richmond K. Turner'' departed San Diego on 4 June 1965 for her first deployment to the Western Pacific. The vessel joined Task ...
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