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Shipping Off . . . Military Style
See the USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, in Groton, Conn.
(Eastern Connecticut Regional Tourism)
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WHERE TO STAY: A mere mile away, the 140-room Best Western Olympic Inn (360 Rte. 12, 800-622-7766) is an inexpensive, amenities-laden option with an indoor pool, hot tub, dry saunas, restaurant and bar. Doubles from $100 weekdays, $129 weekends. For even more TLC, the 285-room, AAA four-diamond Mystic Marriott Hotel and Spa (625 North Rd., 866-449-7390, http:/
INFO: U.S. Navy Submarine Force Museum , 800-343-0079, http:/
Bremerton, Wash.
SHIP: Destroyer USS Turner Joy, at the Bremerton boardwalk (an easy walk from the Bremerton terminal of the Seattle Ferry).
PLACE IN HISTORY: On Aug. 4, 1964, two days after an attack from three North Vietnamese boats, the Turner Joy fired at supposedly hostile craft in what would become known as the Tonkin Gulf incident, opening the door to escalating hostilities in Vietnam -- even though those may not have been hostile craft on the radar after all.
WHAT'S ABOARD: On one of the ship's three five-inch .54-caliber guns, you can see battle scars from day and night gunfire in Vietnam, in which the Turner Joy continued to serve.
FEE: $8.
WHERE TO STAY: Hotel rooms are at a premium in this Navy town. But next to the Turner Joy is a Hampton Inn (150 Washington Ave., 800-426-7866, http:/
INFO: USS Turner Joy , 360-792-2457, http:/
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