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{{Short description|Gearing-class destroyer}}
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|Ship caption=USS ''Carpenter'' (DD-825) following her FRAM I refit in February 1976
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|Ship country= United States
|Ship flag= {{USN flag|1981}}
|Ship name= USS ''Carpenter''
|Ship namesake= [[Donald M. Carpenter]]
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|Ship builder=[[Consolidated Steel Corporation]], [[Orange, Texas]]
|Ship laid down= 30 July 1945
|Ship launched= 30 December 1945<ref name=nvr>{{cite web|url={{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=DD825}}|title=Naval Vessel Register}}</ref>
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|Ship commissioned= 15 December 1949
|Ship decommissioned= 20 February 1981
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|Ship struck= 6 August 1987
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|Ship identification=[[Hull number]]: DD-825, DDK-825, DDE-825, DD-825
|Ship motto=*''Luku Mokoluu''
*([[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]]: "Killer of undersea boats")
|Ship honours= 17 [[battle star]]s
|Ship fate= Leased to [[Turkey]], 20 February 1981
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|Ship country= Turkey
|Ship flag= {{shipboxflag|Turkey|naval}}
|Ship name= TCG ''Anittepe''
|Ship namesake= Anittepe, part of [[Ankara]], [[Turkey]]
|Ship acquired=*Leased, 20 February 1981
*Purchased, 8 June 1987
|Ship commissioned= 20 February 1981
|Ship decommissioned= November 1997
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|Ship struck= March 1998
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|Ship identification= D-347
|Ship fate= Sold for scrap, 1999
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|Ship class= {{sclass|Gearing|destroyer}}
|Ship displacement= {{convert|3460|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} full
|Ship length= {{convert|390|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam= {{convert|40|ft|10|in|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship draft= {{convert|14|ft|4|in|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship propulsion=Dual geared steam turbines, 2 shafts, {{convert|60000|shp|lk=on|0|abbr=on}}
|Ship speed= {{convert|35|kn|lk=in}}
|Ship range= {{convert|4500|nmi|km|lk=in}} at {{convert|20|kn|abbr=on}}
|Ship complement= 367
|Ship sensors= 1 sonar & 3 radar (surface, air & gun fire control)
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|Ship armament=* 4 × standard {{convert|3|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} guns
* 2 × [[Weapon Alpha]]
* 4 × [[American 21-inch torpedo|21 in (533 mm)]] [[torpedo tube]]s
* [[Hedgehog (weapon)|Hedgehog]] [[anti-submarine mortar]]
*6 × [[depth charge]] projectors
* 2 × depth charge tracks
|Ship armor= {{convert|.5|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} steel
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'''USS ''Carpenter'' (DD/DDK/DDE-825)''' was a {{sclass|Gearing|destroyer}} of the [[United States Navy]], named for [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Donald M. Carpenter]] (1894–1940).<ref name="Navsource">{{cite web |first= Fred |last= Willshaw |title= USS ''Carpenter'' (DD-825/DDK-825/DDE-825) |url= http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/825.htm |work= NavSource Naval History |publisher= Paul R. Yarnall |access-date=6 July 2005 }}</ref>

== Construction and design ==
''Carpenter'' was [[Keel laying|laid down]] on 30 July 1945 at [[Consolidated Steel Corporation]], [[Orange, Texas]]; [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] on 30 December 1945,<ref name=nvr>{{cite web|url={{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=DD825}}|title=Naval Vessel Register}}</ref> and sponsored by Mrs. Donald M. Carpenter, widow of the ship's namesake.<ref name="friedp451">{{Harvnb|Friedman|1982|p=451}}</ref><ref name="danfsdd825">{{cite DANFS|last=Francis|first=Timothey F.|title=Carpenter (DD-825)|url=https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/c/carpenter.html |access-date=27 January 2019}}</ref> Work ceased on the ship, however, when the contract for her construction was cancelled on 30 January 1946, resumed on 21 February, but stopped again on 21 October when the hull was transferred to [[Naval Station Algiers|Algiers Naval Station]], [[Louisiana]].<ref name="danfsdd825"/> The [[US Navy]] had a need for advanced anti-submarine ships to develop tactics for use against fast [[submarine]]s such as the German [[Type XXI submarine]], as the [[Soviet Union]] was expected to soon build submarines of similar capability, so the [[chief of naval operations]] decided to complete four of the incomplete ''Gearing''s as experiential escorts – two of which, ''Carpenter'' and {{USS|Robert A. Owens|DD-827|2}}, would be advanced "submarine killers", to act as substitutes for large, purpose-built [[Anti-submarine warfare|anti-submarine]] ships such as {{USS|Norfolk|DL-1|6}}, while two more, {{USS|Epperson|DD-719|2}} and {{USS|Basilone|DD-824|2}}, would be completed as simpler escort destroyers.<ref name="friedp255,258-9">{{Harvnb|Friedman|1982|pp=255, 258–259}}</ref><ref name="conways47p594">{{Harvnb|Gardiner|Chumbley|1995|p=594}}</ref>

''Carpenter'' was {{convert|390|ft|6|in|m}} [[length overall|long overall]], with a [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|40|ft|10|in|m}} and a [[Draft (ship)|draft]] of {{convert|19|ft|m}}.<ref name="jfs62p331">{{Harvnb|Blackman|1962|p=331}}</ref> [[Displacement (ship)|Displacement]] was {{convert|2182|LT|t}} light,<ref name="friedp416">{{Harvnb|Friedman|1982|p=416}}</ref> {{convert|2500|LT|t}} standard and {{convert|2550|LT|t}} full load.<ref name="jfs62p331"/> Two geared [[steam turbine]]s rated at {{convert|60000|shp|kW|lk=on}} gave a speed of {{convert|32|kn|lk=on}}.<ref name="conways47p594"/> As completed, ''Carpenter''{{'}}s anti-submarine armament consisted of two [[Weapon Alpha]] anti-submarine rocket launchers, a trainable [[Hedgehog (weapon)|Hedgehog]] anti-submarine [[Mortar (weapon)|mortar]], four [[torpedo]] tubes, and [[depth charge]]s.<ref name="friedp261,3">{{Harvnb|Friedman|1982|pp=261, 263}}</ref> Antiaircraft armament consisted of two twin {{convert|3|in|mm|adj=on|0}} guns, initially [[3"/50 caliber gun|50 caliber gun]]s and later [[3"/70 Mark 26 gun|70 caliber Mark 26 guns]].<ref name="conways47p594"/><ref name="friedp263">{{Harvnb|Friedman|1982|p=263}}</ref>

===''Carpenter'' subclass ===
[[File:USS Carpenter (DDE-825) underway, circa in the late 1950s (NH 91906).jpg|thumb|left|USS ''Carpenter'' in her original configuration, 1953]]
The ''Carpenter'' class, or more accurately the first ship of the DDK subclass of eight modified ''Gearing''-class destroyers served as an interim substitute to the planned specialized "[[List of cruisers of the United States Navy#Hunter-Killer cruisers (CLK)|sub-killer cruisers]]" such as {{USS|Norfolk|CLK-1|2}}, ''Carpenter''{{'}}s modifications emphasized electronic equipment and anti-submarine warfare weaponry over the standard destroyer [[Anti-aircraft warfare|anti-aircraft]] and torpedo armament. Designed to counter [[Soviet Navy|Soviet]] high-speed, [[Submarine snorkel|snorkel]]-equipped, [[Diesel engine|diesel]] submarines similar to the German [[World War II]]-era Type XXIs, ''Carpenter'' was equipped with a trainable Hedgehog mortar, two Weapon Alpha antisubmarine rocket launchers, antisubmarine torpedoes, and depth charges, in addition to torpedo countermeasure equipment, towed decoys and an improved [[sonar]] system.<ref name="Navsource"/><ref name=CarpenterClass>{{cite web |last= Gyrodyne Helicopter Historical Foundation |title= Carpenter Class DDKs |url= http://www.gyrodynehelicopters.com/carpenter_class.htm |work= gyrodynehelicopters.com |publisher= Helicopter Historical Foundation|access-date=6 January 2010 }}</ref>

==Service history==
Towed to [[Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company]] on 6 November 1947 for completion as a ''Carpenter''-subclass hunter-killer antisubmarine destroyer (DDK), ''Carpenter'' was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] at the [[Norfolk Naval Shipyard]], [[Virginia]], on 15 December 1949.<ref name="danfsdd825"/><ref name="Navsource"/>
While ''Carpenter'' fitted out at Norfolk, the ship's designation was changed to DDE ([[escort destroyer]]) on 4 March 1950. Like her three sister ships, ''Basilone'', ''Epperson'', and ''Robert A. Owens'', ''Carpenter'' conducted a shakedown cruise and intensive [[Anti-submarine warfare|Anti-Submarine Warfare]] (ASW) training at [[Guantanamo Bay Naval Base|Guantanamo Bay, Cuba]], later that spring. On 26 June, the destroyer got underway for the [[Pacific Ocean]], transited the [[Panama Canal]] on 1 July, and arrived at her new [[homeport]], [[Pearl Harbor]], [[Territory of Hawaii]], on 13 July.

Despite the outbreak of war in [[Korea]] in June 1950, the emphasis of U.S. naval construction programs gravitated towards research platforms and the development of prototype systems rather than perfecting mass-production designs. ''Carpenter'' thus became a test bed for ''Norfolk'', herself an experimental ASW warship, and was assigned to the anti-submarine hunter-killer force out of Pearl Harbor.

''Carpenter'' began her first cruise to the [[Korean War]] zone on 4 February 1952, when she departed Pearl Harbor for duty in the Western Pacific. After arrival in [[United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka|Yokosuka, Japan]], the destroyer conducted a hunter-killer [[Military exercise|training exercise]] off [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] before reporting to [[Task Force 77 (U.S. Navy)|Task Force 77]] (TF&nbsp;77) on 3 March. Operating with the Fast Carrier Force, she spent the next month screening [[aircraft carrier]]s and honing her ASW skills, missions interspersed with two trips to [[Wonsan]] harbor to pick up downed pilots for transportation back to the task force.

After completing a [[Formosa Strait]]s patrol in April, ''Carpenter'' joined TF&nbsp;95.1,<!-- Task *Group*? Maybe not...--> the [[United Nations]] [[Blockading and Escort Force]] operating in the [[Yellow Sea]]. While attached to a carrier group, which included [[Royal Navy|British]], [[Royal Australian Navy|Australian]], and [[Royal Canadian Navy|Canadian]] warships, ''Carpenter'' screened the aircraft carriers during flight operations and carried out several shore bombardment missions, including one against [[Ch’o Do]] Island.

Returning to Pearl Harbor for a refit, the destroyer conducted a series of local training operations off Hawaii in July and August following the completion of those repairs and alterations. Then, in September, she departed for [[Eniwetok Atoll]] to participate in two atmospheric [[nuclear testing|thermonuclear tests]] in [[Operation Ivy]]. During those evolutions, ''Carpenter'' conducted ASW patrols to keep Soviet submarines from observing the tests in between her duties as plane guard for the carrier {{USS|Rendova|CVE-114|2}}, whose planes flew patrol and reconnaissance missions in the region. With both detonations complete by 16 November, ''Carpenter'' received her [[radiological]] clearance inspection and departed the next day, arriving at Pearl Harbor on 24 November.

=== 1953–1959 ===
Resuming local operations in Hawaii, she remained there until May 1953, when ''Carpenter'' steamed to the Far East for operations with TF&nbsp;77. After rendezvous with [[light cruiser]] {{USS|Manchester|CL-83|2}} in early June, the destroyer proceeded to [[North Korea]] for a shore bombardment mission against gun positions in [[Hŭngnam]] harbor on 12 June. Although 12 rounds of 75&nbsp;mm fire from [[Coastal artillery|shore batteries]] fell near ''Carpenter'', she suffered neither hits nor casualties.<ref name="Navsource"/>

Following a tender availability in [[United States Fleet Activities Sasebo|Sasebo, Japan]], the destroyer spent the next month screening the fast carriers. After returning to Yokosuka for a short refit on 29 July, ''Carpenter'' departed 11 August for a [[Taiwan|Formosa]] patrol. This evolution included screen operations with the carrier {{USS|Boxer|CVA-21|2}} and [[battleship]] {{USS|New Jersey|BB-62|2}} and radar tracking of numerous [[People's Liberation Army|Chinese communist]] aircraft contacts. Returning to [[Kobe]], [[Japan]], on 6 September, the destroyer spent the next two months conducting ASW and screening operations in Korean waters.

Departing Yokosuka on 30 October, ''Carpenter'' sailed to Pearl Harbor for an extensive refit. Minor repairs, tactical drills, and crew training occupied the ship until the summer of 1954, when she returned to the Western Pacific. In September, during the [[First Taiwan Strait Crisis|Quemoy and Matsu crisis]] between [[People's Republic of China|Communist China]] and the [[Republic of China|Nationalists]] on Formosa, ''Carpenter'' patrolled the [[Taiwan Straits]] for 13 tense days before the crisis passed. The destroyer remained in the region for the next three months, screening ''Boxer'', conducting various hunter-killer ASW exercises, and patrolling the Formosa Straits. In January 1955, in line with the mutual defense treaty between Taiwan and the United States, ''Carpenter'' helped convoy Nationalist forces as they evacuated the [[Tachen]] Islands.

[[File:USS Carpenter (DDE-825) underway 1957.jpg|thumb|USS ''Carpenter'' in 1957]]

After returning to Hawaii that spring, ''Carpenter'' resumed her regular routine of local operations and ASW exercises out of Pearl Harbor. Her fourth cruise began on 4 January 1956, when the destroyer set sail for the Western Pacific. Operating out of Yokosuka, the destroyer conducted extensive ASW training with ships of the [[United States Seventh Fleet|7th Fleet]], visited ports in the [[Philippines]] and [[Hong Kong]], and operated with units of the Royal Australian Navy.

Returning to Pearl Harbor on 9 June, the destroyer underwent an extensive overhaul, followed by the now familiar pattern of local operations, crew training, and constant ASW exercises. In a change of pace the following spring, ''Carpenter'' departed Hawaii on 15 March 1957 for a series of goodwill port visits throughout the [[Oceania|South Pacific]]. The destroyer stopped at [[American Samoa]], [[Manus Island|Manus]] in the [[Admiralty Islands]], and [[Sydney]], [[Australia]], before returning to Hawaii on 28 August. Later that fall, ''Carpenter'' underwent an overhaul and received two of the new 3-inch/70 "quick-firing" antiaircraft gun mounts for testing and evaluation.

The destroyer continued this pattern of deployments for the next three years: local operations out of Pearl Harbor followed by a deployment and operations with a hunter-killer ASW group out of Japan, and then return for repairs. Her sixth [[Far East]] deployment lasted from April to September 1958, followed by training and an overhaul until March 1959. Six weeks underway training followed before another deployment in July, during which ''Carpenter'' operated in a hunter-killer ASW with the carriers {{USS|Hornet|CVS-12|2}} and {{USS|Kearsarge|CVS-33|2}}, before returning home in December.

=== 1960–1964 ===

In light of concerns over the threat posed by nuclear-powered Soviet submarines, ''Carpenter'' spent much of the spring of 1960 conducting ASW training and practicing aircraft carrier screening. During those evolutions, she operated with such carriers as {{USS|Yorktown|CVS-10|2}}, {{USS|Hancock|CVA-19|2}}, and {{USS|Ranger|CVA-61|2}}. Later in June, the warship operated in a plane guard role during [[Operation Cosmos]] – President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]'s trip to the Far East – before conducting a six-week midshipman cruise ending on 26 July. Following a month-long tender availability alongside the destroyer tender {{USS|Bryce Canyon|AD-36|2}}, the destroyer spent much of September in [[dry dock]] for hull repairs.<ref name="Navsource"/>

Departing on 17 October for her eighth Far East tour, ''Carpenter'' joined 7th Fleet's hunter-killer ASW group and conducted operations with ''Hornet'', ''Hancock'', and {{USS|Bennington|CVS-20|2}}. Later that winter, as [[North Vietnam]]ese and [[Pathet Lao]] troops attempted to overthrow the pro-Western Royal Laotian government, ''Carpenter'' deployed as part of the multi-carrier task force sent to the [[South China Sea]] to deter further Communist guerrilla attacks on pro-American forces in [[Laos]].

Following her return to Pearl Harbor on 26 April 1961, ''Carpenter'' entered [[Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard]] on 22 May for ASW modernization. Emerging from the yard in August with a new helicopter flight deck and a [[Side-scan sonar|side-scanning]] [[AN/SQS-26]] sonar to improve her submarine detection capabilities, she spent the rest of the year conducting refresher training and local operations designed to test her newly installed equipment.

On 29 January 1962, ''Carpenter'' commenced exercise "Prairie Wolf" with diesel submarines {{USS|Tang|SS-563|2}} and {{USS|Gudgeon|SS-567|2}}. This evolution tested the destroyer's sonar tracking abilities and ASW rocket weapons system. Other exercises over the next several months included [[electronic countermeasures]], gunnery, sonar, and radar calibration tests, as well as practice ASW torpedo shots. The routine was broken only by occasional plane-guard operations with ''Hancock'', an evaluation of her SQS-32 sonar capabilities against the nuclear-powered submarine {{USS|Seadragon|SSN-584|2}}, and on 20 February, service as contingency recovery ship during [[John Glenn]]'s [[Project Mercury|Mercury]] ''[[Friendship 7]]'' orbital flight.

Following a dual-ship "hold down" exercise by ''Carpenter'' and {{USS|Sproston|DDE-577|2}} against the conventionally powered submarine {{USS|Bashaw|SS-241|2}} on 23 May, the destroyer moved back to Pearl Harbor for three weeks of repairs alongside ''Bryce Canyon''. She then conducted more ASW exercises, [[helicopter]] replenishment, and plane-guard training in preparation for another 7th Fleet deployment. During one ASW exercise, ''Carpenter'' forced {{USS|Tiru|SS-416|2}} to surface owing to battery drain. On 29 June, the destroyer's hull designation was changed to DD-825.

Departing Hawaii on 2 July 1962, the destroyer arrived at Yokosuka 10 days later. After a short period alongside the destroyer tender {{USS|Dixie|AD-14|2}}, she began ASW exercises and screening operations for ''Hornet''. Several barrier patrol exercises, including one with [[Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force]] destroyers {{ship|JDS|Takanami|DD-110|2}} and {{ship|JDS|Ōnami||2}}, lasted through September. Other evolutions included torpedo-firing exercises, electronic intercept tracking, and plane-guard services in the [[Sea of Japan]]. In October, ''Carpenter'' conducted a convoy-protection exercise off [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]], encountering several shadowing Soviet [[whaling ship]]s in the process. She then visited Sasebo, [[Hong Kong]] and [[Subic Bay]] before returning to Hawaii, reaching Pearl Harbor on 17 December.

[[File:USS Carpenter (DD-825) and SH-3A of HS-2 with Soviet submarine in the Sea of Japan 1964.jpg|thumb|''Carpenter'' with a Soviet submarine in the Sea of Japan, 6 January 1964]]

Starting in January 1963, the destroyer conducted numerous training exercises off Hawaii, including submarine target services and a training mission with Canadian [[frigate]]s {{HMCS|Beacon Hill|FFE-303|6}} and {{HMCS|Jonquiere|FFE 318|2}}. In April, during a [[convoy]] exercise, the destroyer's simulated attacks "sank" {{USS|Pickerel|SS-524|2}} and {{USS|Carbonero|SS-337|2}}. On 11 July, ''Carpenter'' steamed south for a short training cruise to American Samoa, visiting [[Pago Pago]], [[Tutuila]], for three days before returning to Pearl Harbor. In August, the warship participated in fleet exercises, culminating in a convoy screen mission during which helicopters, surface ships, and Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter [[Gyrodyne QH-50 DASH|(DASH)]] drones all dropped exercise torpedoes on "attacking" submarines. On 10 August ''Carpenter'' was declared "out of action" following a simulated [[SSM-N-8 Regulus|Regulus]] [[cruise missile]] attack guided in by {{USS|Medregal|SS-480|2}}.

The destroyer departed on her next Far East cruise on 12 November 1963, when she got underway in company with'' Hornet'' and {{USS|Frank E. Evans|DD-754|2}}. Arriving in Japan on 22 November, the warship received services from ''Dixie'', before commencing a 7th Fleet "active environment" transit exercise with'' Hornet'' in the Sea of Japan. On 4 January 1964, the task force provoked the expected reconnaissance response from Soviet forces out of [[Vladivostok]] – numerous overflights by [[Tupolev Tu-16|Tu-16 "Badger"]] aircraft and the appearance of a {{sclass2|Kotlin|destroyer|1}}. Aside from a short excursion to investigate a surfaced Soviet {{Sclass2|Whiskey|submarine|1}}, ''Carpenter'' screened ''Hornet'' until the task group steamed to Kobe on 10 January. In addition to plane-guard services and ASW training conducted that spring, the destroyer also carried out three Formosa Strait patrols. She returned to Pearl Harbor in late April to begin preparations for a [[fleet rehabilitation and modernization]] conversion.

=== 1964–1967 ===
[[File:USS Carpenter (DD-825) leaving Pearl Harbor in December 1965.jpg|thumb|left|USS ''Carpenter'' after her FRAM I refit, 1965]]

This major overhaul was intended to extend a warships' service life and improve sensor and weapon systems. Begun on 28 May, ''Carpenter'' received [[drone antisubmarine helicopter]] (DASH) support equipment, antisubmarine rocket ([[ASROC]]) weapons, and since the [[3"/70 Mark 26 gun|3-inch/70s]] had proved a maintenance disaster, a dual [[5"/38 caliber gun|5-inch/38 mount]] forward. Communication, radar, and sonar upgrades were installed along with general equipment improvements and a helicopter refueling system.<ref name="Navsource"/>

''Carpenter'' began sea trials and equipment tests on 26 March 1965 before moving out of the shipyard on 1 July. Assigned to Destroyer Division 112 <!-- (DESDIV&nbsp;112) --> the next day, the destroyer spent the next six months carrying out refresher training and other evolutions in preparation for a Vietnam deployment. These drills included firing an exercise ASROC torpedo at the impact-rigged {{USS|Blueback|SS-581|2}} in August and surface ship exercises with [[Royal New Zealand Navy|New Zealand]] frigate {{HMNZS|Taranaki|F148|6}} later in the fall.

''Carpenter'' departed Hawaii on 27 December, and after a short stop to refuel at Subic Bay, joined TG&nbsp;77.4 for carrier screening operations on 12 January 1966. After six weeks of plane-guard duty, ''Carpenter'' shifted to the [[search and rescue]] <!-- (SAR) --> station in the [[Gulf of Tonkin]] in early March. On 20 March, the destroyer began a two-day surveillance mission of the Communist Chinese-held [[Paracel Islands]] before returning to Yokosuka on the 26th. ''Carpenter'' returned to the Gulf of Tonkin in mid-April for a few days of patrol and screen duties before she steamed to the gun line off the coast of Vietnam on 21 April. Over the next week, she fired a total of 318 5-inch rounds at enemy caves and bunkers in support of the [[United States Army]] amphibious landing in Operation AUSTIN II. Following visits to Subic Bay and Hong Kong, the warship returned to Hawaii, arriving there on 11 June.

On 25 July, ''Carpenter'' began DASH qualification trials, and although one drone malfunctioned and crashed at sea, the DASH control team successfully dropped three exercise torpedoes during evolutions in August. This training was interrupted on 28 July when the destroyer was asked to intercept two Soviet [[guided missile destroyer]]s approaching Hawaii. The crew then spent the next two days collecting electronic emission data and other useful intelligence regarding [[Soviet Navy|Soviet warships]] before returning to more mundane duties.

In November, the destroyer began receiving services from {{USS|Prairie|AD-15|3}} in preparation for a restricted availability, which commenced 14 December, during which ''Carpenter'' received [[rudder]] repairs and new four-bladed [[propeller|screws]]. With yard work complete by 12 January 1967, the destroyer resumed a fast-paced training regimen – including gunnery qualifications, antiaircraft drills, [[combat air patrol]] control, [[AN/SQS-26]] sonar evaluation, and DASH operations – in preparation for her next deployment.

Departing Pearl Harbor on 6 March, ''Carpenter'' ultimately reached "[[Yankee Station]]" off [[Vietnam]] three weeks later. Familiar plane-guard duties, punctuated only by the occasional sonar, helicopter, and DASH exercise with friendly submarines filled her first two weeks on station. On 14 April, ''Carpenter'' became the surveillance operations ship for the task force, coordinating and tracking all surface and subsurface contacts for the task force on "Yankee Station". On 29 April, the destroyer stood into Subic Bay for a week of maintenance and minor repairs.

After two more weeks on "Yankee Station", ''Carpenter'' proceeded north to [[Kaohsiung]] for joint sea-air training with the [[Republic of China Navy|Taiwanese navy]], arriving there on 23 May. Returning to the South China Sea on 9 June, the destroyer conducted a brief surveillance pass of the [[Paracels]] before returning to "Yankee Station" on 12 June. Following a port visit to Hong Kong in the first week of July, ''Carpenter'' continued screen operations until 22 July, when the destroyer received orders to the gun line off Vietnam. Over the next week, ''Carpenter'' carried out 14 different fire missions against targets ashore, expending 1,012 rounds of 5-inch ammunition in support of the [[Army of the Republic of Vietnam]] [[17th Division (South Vietnam)|17th Division]] in the [[II Corps (South Vietnam)|II Corps]] area.

Sailing to Subic Bay on 1 August, the destroyer joined ''Sproston'' and sailed south for exercises with the New Zealand Navy on 4 August. ''Carpenter'' "crossed the line" on 8 August, where according to her historian, "the [[equator]] was not visible due to the high tide." The ships reached Sydney on 15 August for a two-day port visit before proceeding on to New Zealand. Once there, the warships conducted several ASW exercises before visiting [[Auckland]] and [[Wellington]]. Departing 1 September, ''Carpenter'' steamed to Pearl Harbor via [[Pago Pago]], reaching home on 11 September.

=== 1967–1969 ===

The destroyer quickly settled into the by now familiar cycle of training and upkeep. The only break came in the second week of November, when she served as an alternate recovery ship during the [[Apollo 4]] unmanned capsule flight test. Unfortunately, the crash and loss of a DASH drone marred an otherwise uneventful mission. Misfortune dogged ''Carpenter'' when another drone crashed on 10 January 1968. Despite those mishaps, however, the ship passed all her inspections early in the year and resumed local operations in March. Departing Pearl Harbor on 29 March, the destroyer proceeded north of [[Midway Atoll|Midway]] on a secondary recovery station for another unmanned capsule flight. On 4 April, ''Carpenter''{{'}}s radar tracked the [[Apollo 6]] capsule as it passed nearly overhead on a trajectory to a safe [[Splashdown (spacecraft landing)|splashdown]] near ''Bennington''.<ref name="Navsource"/>

In mid-April, the destroyer underwent a tender availability alongside {{USS|Isle Royale|AD-29|2}} during which the [[QH-50 DASH|DASH]] system was removed. Although [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]s would return to warships in the future, the DASH system's immature technology proved too unreliable for continued operation. ''Carpenter'' spent the next few months conducting refresher training in preparation for a major fleet exercise that summer. Underway for [[Naval Station San Diego|San Diego, California]], and STRIKEX 1-68 on 14 June, ''Carpenter'' carried out shore bombardment, anti-surface and anti-cruise missile operations in the waters off Southern California until 2 July. She then steamed to [[Santa Monica, California]], for a port visit before returning to Pearl Harbor. Following a series of pre-deployment tests and inspections, and a tender availability alongside ''Bryce Canyon'', ''Carpenter'' received upgrades to her radar fire-control systems in preparation for her next Vietnam tour. After testing the new equipment in early September, ''Carpenter'' got underway for another Far East deployment on 17 September.
Arriving on "Yankee Station" on 7 October, she conducted plane-guard and screen operations for assigned carriers. Aside from a short port visit to Hong Kong in late October, she remained there for the next two months, and was present when air strikes against North Vietnam were terminated on 1 November. Detached for two weeks on 13 December, ''Carpenter'' patrolled the waters south of [[Da Nang]] in support of coastal interdiction efforts as part of [[Operation Market Time]]. The warship also provided gunfire support for friendly riverine forces south of [[Chu Lai]]. Other than a period of Soviet [[Spy ship|trawler surveillance]] between 30 January and 2 February 1969, ''Carpenter'' remained on "Yankee Station" until 11 February, when she steamed to Subic Bay for refueling and upkeep. Departing that same day, the warship sailed for home and moored at Pearl Harbor on 1 March.

=== 1969–1972 ===

The destroyer's usual post-deployment routine of inspections, maintenance, and training lasted through the summer, ending with ''Carpenter'' entering [[Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard]] for a major overhaul on 13 October. With that yard work complete on 13 February 1970, the destroyer spent the next three months conducting equipment tests, readiness evaluations, and crew training. After a final series of inspections, she got underway for the South China Sea on 3 June.<ref name="Navsource"/>

Arriving on the still-busy "[[Yankee Station]]" on 1 July, ''Carpenter'' provided plane-guard services to a variety of carriers, including {{USS|Bon Homme Richard|CVA-31|2}}, {{USS|America|CVA-66|2}}, and {{USS|Shangri-La|CVS-38|2}}. In mid-August, she proceeded north to Yokosuka for ten days of upkeep alongside the [[auxiliary ship|repair ship]] {{USS|Hector|AR-7|2}}. She then commenced three weeks of Taiwan Straits picket duties. Relieved on 22 September, ''Carpenter'' returned to "Yankee Station" to provide screen and plane-guard services. In preparation for a port visit to Sydney, the warship sailed to Subic Bay for upkeep on 5 November. While there, workmen discovered cracks in the destroyer's fuel tanks and the ship was diverted to Pearl Harbor for repairs. Arriving on 25 November, the ship moored alongside ''Bryce Canyon'' and the offending compartments were repaired by 15 January 1971.

''Carpenter'' conducted several major training exercises that spring, including ASW exercises with [[guided missile destroyer]] {{USS|Cochrane|DDG-21|2}} and submarines {{USS|Bonefish|SS-582|2}} and {{USS|Sailfish|SS-572|2}} in January, [[Project Apollo|Apollo]] recovery ship training in February, and exercise torpedo firings at {{USS|Aspro|SSN-648|2}} on 31 March and {{USS|Plunger|SSN-595|2}}  on 30 April. This training regimen ended on 4 June, when the destroyer sailed to [[Oregon]] for the [[Portland Rose Festival]]. Returning to Pearl Harbor on 20 June, ''Carpenter'' resumed underway training in preparation for her next deployment. That commenced on 9 September, when the destroyer got underway for the Far East.

After an ASW exercise with {{USS|Scamp|SSN-588|2}} south of [[Manila Bay]], ''Carpenter'' arrived at Subic Bay on 24 September to have her ECM antenna repaired. Departing four days later, she took up a screen position on "Yankee Station" and provided plane-guard services for {{USS|Midway|CVA-41|2}} until 11 October. While steaming towards Subic Bay that day, the crew discovered several leaks in the ship's hull. Moving immediately into dry dock AFDM-6 at Subic Bay, the rusted plating was repaired by work crews and ''Carpenter'' returned to "Yankee Station" on 5 November. She then provided plane-guard services to {{USS|Oriskany|CVA-34|2}}, {{USS|Coral Sea|CVA-43|2}}, and {{USS|Constellation|CVA-64|2}} through January 1972. Departing the area on 15 February, the destroyer arrived at Pearl Harbor on 9 March.

=== 1972–1975 ===

After a period of leave and upkeep, the destroyer moved into [[Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard]] on 5 April for minor hull repairs. The deterioration proved too severe to fully repair in Hawaii, however, and the warship proceeded to [[San Francisco Naval Shipyard|Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard]] at [[San Francisco]], on 22 September for major repairs and an overhaul. With repairs complete on 31 January 1973, the warship moved out of dry dock and officially shifted her [[homeport]] to San Francisco. ''Carpenter'' was also assigned to the [[United States Navy Reserve|Naval Reserve]] training force, vice the active fleet. After settling into her new assignment, the destroyer began training evolutions in preparation for a reserve-training cruise to the Western Pacific.<ref name="Navsource"/>

Departing 12 June, the destroyer joined {{USS|Wiltsie|DD-716|2}}, {{USS|Southerland|DD-743|2}}, and {{USS|McKean|DD-784|2}} at [[Seattle]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]], and sailed north to [[Alaska]]. Following a brief stop to refuel at [[Adak, Alaska|Adak]], the squadron reached Yokosuka on 28 June. There, the destroyers participated in ASWEX 7-73 in July, a joint exercise with four Japanese destroyers and the submarine {{ship|Japanese submarine|Harushio|SS-563|2}}. After a port visit to Sasebo, the warships moved on to Formosa and participated in exercise "Shark Hunt III" with Taiwanese Navy destroyers. After liberty and upkeep, the destroyer group departed Taiwan on 8 August, and following fuels stops at [[Guam]], Midway, and Pearl Harbor, arrived at San Francisco on 30 August.

Owing to major budget shortfalls in the [[United States Department of the Navy|Department of the Navy]], ''Carpenter''{{'}}s reduced crew conducted only local operations through 1974 and into 1975. Her training that year focused on exercises designed to increase the readiness of nucleus and reserve crews. These were mainly short underway assignments, such as plane-guard assignments, replenishment training, and test dive-escort services for [[nuclear submarine]]s {{USS|Thomas Jefferson|SSBN-618|2}} and {{USS|Seawolf|SSN-575|2}}. The warship also carried out a vigorous public-affairs program during port visits up and down the West Coast.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

=== 1976–1980 ===
This pattern of operations continued until 27 September 1976, when the destroyer began an overhaul at [[Bethlehem Steel]] shipyard in San Francisco. Completed on 26 August 1977, the aging destroyer had received major repairs to her main propulsion plant and combat-system upgrades. Returning to reserve operations, ''Carpenter'' spent the next three years conducting local operations interspersed with longer training cruises. During one of these local trips, she appeared briefly in the helicopter landing sequence in the movie, 'Raise The Titanic', along with several other Navy vessels. The latter training trips included voyages to [[Ensenada, Baja California|Ensenada]], [[Mexico]], and [[Anchorage, Alaska]].<ref name="Navsource"/>

''Carpenter''{{'}}s last underway period took place in May and June 1980, during which she provided plane-guard services for ''Ranger'' and conducted an ASW exercise with ''McKean'' and ''Bonefish''. Upon her return, the crew began preparations to turn over the ship to the [[Republic of Turkey]] as part of the Security Assistance Program.
[[File:Turkish destroyer TCG Anıttepe (D-347) underway in the Mediterranean Sea in 1988.jpg|thumb|''Anıttepe'' underway in the Mediterranean Sea, 1988]]

== TCG ''Anittepe'' (D-347) ==
Decommissioned on 20 February 1981, ''Carpenter'' was leased to the Republic of Turkey that same day. Renamed '''TCG ''Anittepe'' (D-347)''', the destroyer was purchased outright on 8 June 1987 and served in the [[Turkish Navy]] through the 1990s. After her second career, she was retired in November 1997, completing over 52 years of service. She was broken up for scrap in 1999.<ref name="Navsource"/>

== Citations ==
{{DANFS|https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/c/carpenter.html}}

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==References==

*{{cite book |last=Blackman |first=Raymond V. B. |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 1962–63 |publisher=Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. |year=1962 }}
*{{cite book |last=Friedman |first=Norman |title=U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History |year=1982 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |location=Annapolis, Maryland, USA |isbn=0-87021-733-X }}
*{{cite book |editor1-last=Gardiner |editor1-first=Robert |editor2-last=Chumbley|editor2-first=Stephen |title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995 |year=1995 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |location=Annapolis, Maryland, USA |isbn=1-55750-132-7 }}|

== External links ==
* {{navsource|05/825|USS Carpenter}}
* [http://www.usscarpenter.homestead.com/Main.html  USS ''Carpenter'' veterans' website]
* [http://www.usscarpenterdd825crew.us/ USS ''Carpenter'' shipmates association website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110503063732/http://www.usscarpenterdd825crew.us/ |date=3 May 2011 }}
* [http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=612926 TCG ''Anittepe'' (D-347) image]

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