What was the U.S.S. Maddox doing in the Gulf of Tonkin prior to the August 2 attack?

AShe was on routine patrol
BShe was on an intelligence mission
CShe was retrieving torpedo boat wreckage
DShe was headed for China's coastline

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The best and most correct answer among the choices provided by the question is the second choice "She was on an intelligence mission"
The Gulf of Tonkin incident, also known as the USS Maddox incident, drew the US more directly into the Vietnam War. It involved two separate confrontations involving North Vietnam and the United States in the waters of the Gulf of Tonkin.

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Its B

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