USS Carpenter ( DD - 825 ) USS " Carpenter " ( DD / DDK / DDE - 825 ) was a of the United States Navy , named for Lieutenant Commander Donald M . Carpenter ( 1894 – 1940 ) . " Carpenter " was laid down on 30 July 1945 at Consolidated Steel Corporation , Orange , Texas ; launched on 28 September 1945 , and sponsored by Mrs . Donald M . Carpenter , widow of the ship ' s namesake . 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 Algiers Naval Station , Louisiana . Towed to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company on 6 November 1947 for completion as a Carpenter sub - class hunter - killer anti - submarine destroyer ( DDK ) , " Carpenter " was commissioned at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard , Virginia , on 15 December 1949 , Commander James B . Grady in command . " 1949 – 1952 Carpenter sub - class . The Carpenter class , or more accurately the first ship of the DDK sub - class of eight modified Gearing class destroyers served as an interim substitute to the planned specialized " sub - killer cruisers " such as , " Carpenter " s modifications emphasized electronic equipment and anti - submarine warfare ( ASW ) weaponry over the standard destroyer anti - aircraft and torpedo armament . Designed to counter Soviet high - speed snorkel - equipped diesel submarine s similar to the German World War II - era Type XXI s , " Carpenter " was equipped with a trainable Hedgehog mortar , two Weapon Alpha anti - submarine rocket launchers , anti - submarine torpedoes , and depth charge s , in addition to torpedo countermeasure equipment , towed decoys and an improved sonar system . While " Carpenter " fit out at Norfolk , the ship ' s designation was changed to DDE ( escort destroyer ) on 4 March 1950 . Like her three sister ships , , , and , " Carpenter " conducted a shakedown cruise and intensive ASW training at Guantanamo Bay , Cuba , later that spring . On 26 June the destroyer got underway for the Pacific , 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 , 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 for duty in the $ 3 . After arrival in Yokosuka , Japan , the destroyer conducted a Hunter - Killer training exercise off Okinawa before reporting to Task Force 77 ( TF 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 Straits patrol in April , " Carpenter " joined TF 95 . 1 , the United Nations Blockading and Escort Force operating in the Yellow Sea . While attached to a carrier group , which included British , Australian and Canadian warships , " Carpenter " screened the flattops 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 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 , 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 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 77 . After rendezvous with light cruiser 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 - millimeter fire from shore batteries fell near " Carpenter " , she suffered neither hits nor casualties . Following a tender availability in 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 Formosa patrol . This evolution included screen operations with carrier and battleship and radar tracking of numerous 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 Quemoy and Matsu crisis between Communist China and the Nationalists on Formosa , " Carpenter " patrolled the Taiwan Straits for thirteen tense days before the crisis passed . The destroyer remained in the region for the next three months , screening " Boxer " , conducting various Hunter - Killer ( HUK ) 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 . After returning to Hawaii that spring , " Carpenter " resumed her regular routine of local operations and ASW exercises out of Pearl . 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 antisubmarine warfare ( ASW ) training with ships of the 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 South Pacific . The destroyer stopped at American Samoa , 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 HUK group with and , 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 , , and . 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 spent much of September in dry dock for hull repairs . Departing on 17 October for her eighth Far East tour , " Carpenter " joined 7th Fleet ' s HUK group and conducted operations with " Hornet " , " Hancock " and . 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 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 - 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 and . This evolution tested the destroyer ' s sonar tracking abilities and ASW - Rocket weapons system . Other exercises over the next several months included electronic countermeasures ( ECM ) , 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 and , on 20 February , service as contingency recovery ship during John Glenn ' s Mercury " Friendship 7 " orbital flight . Following a dual - ship " hold down " exercise by " Carpenter " and against the conventionally powered submarine on 23 May , the destroyer moved back to Pearl 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 to surface owing to battery drain . On 29 June , the destroyer ' s hull designation was changed to DD - 825 . Departing Hawaii on 2 July , the destroyer arrived at Yokosuka ten days later . After a short period alongside , she began ASW exercises and screening operations for " Hornet " . Several barrier patrol exercises , including one with Japan Maritime Self - Defense Force destroyers and , 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 , encountering several shadowing Soviet whaling ships in the process . She then visited Sasebo , Hong Kong and Subic Bay before returning to Hawaii , reaching Pearl Harbor on 17 December . Starting in January 1963 the destroyer conducted numerous training exercises off Hawaii , including submarine target services and a training mission with Canadian frigate s and . In April , during a convoy exercise , the destroyer ' s simulated attacks " sank " and . 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 helicopter s , surface ships , and DASH drones all dropped exercise torpedoes on " attacking " submarines . Unfortunately for " Carpenter " , she was declared " out of action " on 10 August following a simulated Regulus cruise missile attack guided in by The destroyer departed on her next Far East cruise on 12 November , when she got underway in company with Hornet and " Frank E . Evans " ( DD - 754 ) . Arriving in Japan on the 22d , 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 over - flights by Tu - 16 " Badger " aircraft and the appearance of a Kotlin - class destroyer . Aside from a short excursion to investigate a surfaced Soviet Whiskey - class submarine , " 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 ( FRAM ) conversion . 1964 – 1967 . 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 , anti - submarine rocket ( ASROC ) weapons , and , since the 3 - inch / 70s had proved a maintenance disaster , a dual 5 - inch / 38 mount forward . Communication , radar , and sonar upgrades were installed along with general equipment improvements and a helicopter refueling system . " 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 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 in August and surface ship exercises with New Zealand frigate later in the fall . " Carpenter " departed Hawaii on 27 December and , after a short stop to refuel at Subic Bay , joined TG 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 the 21st . 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 the 28th when the destroyer was tasked 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 warships before returning to more mundane duties . In November , the destroyer began receiving services from in preparation for a restricted availability ( RAV ) . That RAV commenced 14 December , during which " Carpenter " received rudder repairs and new four - bladed screws . With yard work complete by 12 January 1967 , the destroyer resumed a fast paced training regimen — including gunnery qualifications , anti - air drills , combat air patrol ( CAP ) 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 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 fourteen different fire missions against targets ashore , expending 1 , 012 rounds of 5 - inch ammunition in support of the ARVN ( Army of the Republic of Vietnam ) 17th Division in the 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 the 4th . " 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 the 11th . 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 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 splash down near . In mid - April , the destroyer underwent a tender availability alongside during which the DASH system was removed . Although unmanned aerial vehicle s ( UAVs ) 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 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 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 . Arriving on the still busy " Yankee Station " on 1 July , " Carpenter " provided plane guard services to a variety of carriers , including , , and . In mid - August , she proceeded north to Yokosuka for ten days of upkeep alongside the repair ship . 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 and submarines and in January , Apollo recovery ship training in February , and exercise torpedo firings at on 31 March and 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 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 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 , , and 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 Hunter ' s Point Naval Shipyard at San Francisco , California , 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 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 $ 3 . Departing 12 June , the destroyer joined , , and at Seattle , Washington , and sailed north to Alaska . Following a brief stop to refuel at 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 . 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 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 and . The warship also carried out a vigorous public affairs program during port visits up and down the west coast . 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 . The latter included trips to Ensenada , Mexico and Anchorage , Alaska . " Carpenter " can be seen in the 1980 adventure movie " Raise the Titanic " . " 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 . 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 .