My history teacher told us a while back when we were learning about the Cuban Missile Crisis that a particular Soviet ship came very close to the quarantine zone and turned away at the last minute, averting a nuclear war. I’ve been trying to find out which ship it was but I can’t seem to find it. Could anybody tell me the name and provide a cite?
This site may be helpful. In a bit of irony the U.S. ship involved was the Joseph P. Kennedy (DD850), named for the president’s older brother. As a side note, my father was a “plank owner” (a member of the commissining detail) of the Kennedy.
http://www.battleshipcove.org/news-boarding-marucla.htm