Keywords: Task Force 77 in South China Sea, 1965.jpg en The U S Navy Task Force 77 operating in the South China Sea March 1965 It had recently launched strikes against North Vietnam Carriers present are clockwise from bottom Ranger CVA-61 Yorktown CVS-10 Coral Sea CVA-43 and Hancock CVA-19 The guided missile cruiser Canberra CAG-2 is in the center of the formation The destroyer screen includes England DLG-22 Gurke DD-783 Rogers DD-876 Walker DD-517 O'Bannon DD-450 Somers DD-947 Jenkins DD-447 John A Bole DD-755 Higbee DD-806 Buck DD-761 Joseph Strauss DDG-16 and Ernest G Small DD-838 <br>This photograph was specially posed and does not represent a normal operating formation Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nara-series/usn/USN-1100000/USN-1109915 html USN 1109915 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command USN 1965-03 PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Yorktown CV-10 USS Hancock CV-19 USS Coral Sea CV-43 USS Ranger CV-61 USS Canberra CA-70 USS England CG-22 USS Joseph Strauss DDG-16 USS Jenkins DD-447 USS O'Bannon DD-450 USS Walker DD-517 USS John A Bole DD-755 USS Buck DD-761 USS Gurke DD-783 USS Higbee DD-806 ship 1944 USS Ernest G Small DD-838 USS Rogers DD-876 USS Somers DD-947 Vietnam War in 1965 United States Seventh Fleet |