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USS John S. McCain
History
NameUSS John S. McCain
NamesakeJohn S. McCain, Jr. and John S. McCain, Sr.
Ordered13 December 1988
BuilderBath Iron Works
Laid down3 September 1991
Launched26 September 1992
Commissioned2 July 1994
HomeportYokosuka, Japan
MottoFortune Favors the Brave
Statusin active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeArleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement
  • Light: approx. 6,800 long tons (6,900 t)
  • Full: approx. 8,900 long tons (9,000 t)
Length505 ft (154 m)
Beam59 ft (18 m)
Draft31 ft (9.4 m)
Propulsion2 × shafts
SpeedIn excess of 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range4,400 nmi (8,100 km; 5,100 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × Sikorsky MH-60R

USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is part of the Seventh Fleet, and she has her homeport at the Yokosuka Naval Base in Yokosuka, Japan.

This warship is named after John S. McCain, Sr., and John S. McCain, Jr., both Admirals in the United States Navy. John S. McCain, Sr., commanded the aircraft carrier Ranger (CV-4), and acted as commander of the Fast Carrier Task Force during the latter stages of World War II. John S. McCain, Jr., commanded the U.S. Navy submarines USS Gunnel and USS Dentuda during World War II. Subsequently he held a number of posts, rising to Commander-in-Chief of the United States Pacific Command before retiring in 1972. These men were the grandfather and father of John S. McCain III, former naval aviator captain, a U.S. Senator representing the state of Arizona, and the Republican nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 election.

Service

John S. McCain's keel was laid down on 3 September 1991, at the Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. The ship was launched on 26 September 1992, sponsored by Cindy McCain, the wife of Senator John McCain. McCain was commissioned on 2 July 1994, at the Bath Iron Works. The former President of the United States, George H. W. Bush, was the ceremony's principal speaker.[4]

The ship was initially assigned a home port of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and shifted to a forward-deploy port in Yokosuka, Japan in 1997.

In January 2003, John S. McCain deployed to the Persian Gulf. She launched 39 TLAMs in support of the invasion of Iraq and was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation for her service. She is cited by John Keegan in "The Invasion of Iraq"" as having fired the first shots of that war, though many[who?] dispute this claim. John S. McCain was awarded the Navy Battle E for DESRON 15 in 2003 and again in 2004.

On 16 February 2007, John S. McCain was awarded the 2006 Battle "E" award.[5]

On 11 June 2009, a Chinese submarine reportedly collided with the towed sonar array of the John S. McCain near Subic Bay, the Philippines. The incident caused damage to the array but was described as an "inadvertent encounter".[6]

In June 2009, John S. McCain pursued the North Korean cargo ship Kang Nam 1 toward Burma in enforcement of the new United Nations resolution of an arms export embargo against North Korea. The vessel was suspected of carrying arms for the Burmese junta government. The Kang Nam 1 returned to North Korea without delivering its cargo to Burma.[7]

In July 2009, the destroyer berthed at Yokohama's international passenger terminal on a goodwill tour. The ship was opened to the public on 22 July 2009.[8]

In March 2011, in company with the carrier Ronald Reagan, the ship was deployed off northeastern Honshu, Japan to assist with relief efforts after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake.[9] During that time, the ship may have been exposed to leaking radiation from the Fukushima I nuclear accidents.[10][dead link]

In April 2013, the USS McCain was sent to Korea during escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula.[11]

  • McCain firing a missile: 6 February 2004
    McCain firing a missile: 6 February 2004
  • John S. McCain and Australian destroyer HMAS Brisbane: 19 May 2001
    John S. McCain and Australian destroyer HMAS Brisbane: 19 May 2001
  • McCain family at ship's launching: 26 September 1992
    McCain family at ship's launching: 26 September 1992

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Mk46 MOD 1 Optical Sight System". Kollmorgen. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  2. ^ Rockwell, David (12 July 2017). "The Kollmorgen/L-3 KEO Legacy". Teal Group. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  3. ^ Hart, Jackie (17 December 2023). "Decoy Launch System Installed Aboard USS Ramage". navy.mil. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  4. ^ "USS John S. McCain (DDG 56)". www.navysite.de. Retrieved 10 September 2008. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help)
  5. ^ US Navy: Surface Force Ships, Crews Earn Battle "E" Story Number: NNS070219-04, Release Date: 19 February, 2007 11:10:00 AM
  6. ^ "Sub collides with sonar array towed by U.S. Navy ship". CNN.com. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  7. ^ Sang-Hun, Choe (21 June 2009). "U.S. Destroyer Shadows N. Korean Ship". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  8. ^ Kyodo News, "U.S. destroyer visits Yokohama passenger pier", Japan Times, 22 July 2009, p. 2.
  9. ^ Rabiroff, John. "U.S. military delivers 40 tons of supplies to hardest-hit areas," Stars and Stripes (US). 17 March 2011; Seawaves,"Warships Supporting Earthquake in Japan"
  10. ^ Stewart, Joshua. "Navy ships off Japan move to avoid radiation," Japan Times, 14 March 2011, retrieved 15 March 2011.
  11. ^ US Navy shifts destroyer in wake of North Korea missile threats 1 April 2013
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