After the Orleck’s US Naval service, she was transferred to the Turkish Navy and renamed the Yüctepe. It was transferred back to the U.S. in August 2000 to become a museum ship.

The USS Orleck was a Gearing-class destroyer that served in the U.S. Navy from 1945-1982. Museum Executive Director Ron Williams explained the role the ship played during the Vietnam War, and ...

The USS Orleck, centerpiece of the new Jacksonville Naval Museum, is in its new home and ready for visitors just in time for Memorial Day.

The USS Orleck Naval Museum is now officially open for business after officials cut the ribbon Saturday morning on a project ...

The Downtown Development Review Board has approved plans to build a temporary welcome center and office space for USS Orleck DD-886 Naval Museum proposed for the city-owned Shipyards property ...

“It’s been a 12-year journey for a lot of us,” said Dan Bean, a local attorney who’s leading the effort to bring the USS Orleck here. For 12 years, the Jacksonville Naval Museum has had a ...

Video: Jacksonville Naval Museum sends USS Orleck Museum Ship to drydock. The organization says this is a critical step to ensuring the ship is sound to serve as a museum ship in Jacksonville.

The USS Orleck has made its home in Lake Charles for the past decade but will soon make a 16-hour trip to Port Arthur, ... Florida, to join the Jacksonville Naval Museum. ...

Anchors aweigh!: Retired U.S. Navy destroyer headed for Jacksonville En route to Jacksonville: Retired warship USS Orleck expected to arrive downtown . Heeding the call from the Jacksonville Naval ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The USS Orleck Naval Museum is now officially open for business after officials cut the ribbon Saturday morning on a project 18 months and countless hours in the making.

The USS Orleck has made its home in Lake Charles for the past decade but will soon make a 16-hour trip to Port Arthur, Texas, then trek for a week to Jacksonville, Florida, to join the Jacksonville ...