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USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. DD850 Destroyer Museum
at Battleship Cove, Fall River, Massachusetts.
JPK and the Kennedy family
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| Crew paints, chips, and readies the JPK on 17 January 1961 in Newport for JPK's participation in John F. Kennedy's Inauguration festivities in Washington D.C. Behind her is the USS Warrington , which also attended.
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Jackie Kennedy sits atop the USS Joseph P. Kennedy's MK37 fire control director during the 1970 America's Cup races off Newport, R.I., when the Kennedy and the USS Newman K. Perry, DD-883, carried passengers out to the course to watch the American 12 meter yacht "Intrepid" hold off Australia's "Gretel II". (contributed by shipmate Bruce Hemboldt)
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Below are Photos from President John F. Kennedy's visit to DD850 during the Americas Cup races off Newport in September of 1962. JPK was his favorite "viewing platform". Along with the President, his Jackie and their children were aboard. The crew made and presented the President a model of DD850.
From the following pictures, one can see the presentation ceremony and JFK's love of DD850 and her crew. The model was carved by a petty officer and the ship's captain was CDR Michalevsky. Of interest, JFK made a speech with the comment that if "anything happened in the world, the Kennedy would be there first..". A few months later, JPK stopped and boarded the freighter Marucla during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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| CDR Michalevsky and the President
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The Petty Officer who carved out the ship is to the President's right
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| Shaking hands with the model's creator.
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Jackie closely examines the model.
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| Watching the America's Cup Race. Mrs. Kennedy, President Kennedy, others. Off Newport, RI, aboard the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr on 09/15/1962. Note the Mk 32 torpedo launcher has been removed and a plug is in its place.
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Watching the 4th America's Cup Race. President Kennedy, Press Secretary Pierre Salinger. Off Newport, RI, aboard the USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr on 09/22/1962.
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Copyright 2001 Richard Angelini and Kennedy Restoration Committee.
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