USS John S. McCain (DDG56) "Fortune Favors the Brave"
Named in honor of Admiral John S. McCain Sr. and Admiral John S. McCain Jr., this Arleigh Burke Class, Aegis guided missile destroyer is the third commissioned warship to carry the name "John S. McCain."
USS John S. McCain is home ported in Yokosuka, Japan. It is a member of the U.S. Seventh Fleet's forward deployed naval forces (FDNF).
USS John S. McCain is home ported in Yokosuka, Japan. It is a member of the U.S. Seventh Fleet's forward deployed naval forces (FDNF).
Latest News on the USS John McCain
- A Nobel Prize for the Hokey Pokey?
- A photo of sailors from the Navy destroyer USS John S. McCain shows them dancing the Hokey Pokey, hands in the air, while Japanese nursery school kids ...
- mccain tweets for the military on Pearl Harbor Day
- John mccain (R-Ariz.) made two tweets focused on the military on Pearl Harbor Day on Monday. mccain, a Vietnam War veteran, said he paid a visit to troops ...
- November Speaker: Vice Adm. Michael C. Vitale, USN, Commander, Navy ...
- He served as commanding officer of USS John S. McCain, and commanded Destroyer Squadron 24 in Mayport, FL. As a flag officer, Vitale commanded Navy Region ...
June 2009 Incident with Chinese Submarine
Sonar Array Damaged in Crash
June 12, 2009: Off the coast of the Philippines, near Subic Bay, a a Chinese submarine hit an underwater sonar array being towed by the destroyer USS John McCain. The incident was described as an "inadvertent encounter".
Though the array was damaged, the sub and destroyer did not collide. A sonar array is towed behind ships and is used to listen to and locate underwater sounds.
The US Navy has complained in the past of Chinese harassment of ships in international waters near China.
Though the array was damaged, the sub and destroyer did not collide. A sonar array is towed behind ships and is used to listen to and locate underwater sounds.
The US Navy has complained in the past of Chinese harassment of ships in international waters near China.
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Naval Videos
USS John McCain (DDG 56) at sea
AT SEA (Undated) Aerial video of USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. John McCain is part of the 7th Fleet and homeported at Yokosuka Naval Base in Yokosuka, Japan. (US Navy video/Released)
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John S. McCain's keel was laid down on September 3, 1991 at the Bath Iron Works (BIW) in Bath, Maine. The ship was launched on September 26, 1992, spo... (more)
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