USS John S. McCain (DDG-56)
USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer currently in the service of the United States Navy. She is part of the Destroyer Squadron 23 within the Third Fleet, and has her homeport at Naval Station Everett in Everett, Washington.
For other ships with the same name, see USS John S. McCain.Naming[edit]
This warship was originally named after John S. McCain Sr., and John S. McCain Jr.,[3] both admirals in the United States Navy. John S. McCain Sr. commanded the aircraft carrier USS Ranger, and later the Fast Carrier Task Force during the latter stages of World War II. John S. McCain Jr. commanded the submarines USS Gunnel and USS Dentuda during World War II. He subsequently held a number of posts, rising to commander-in-chief of the United States Pacific Command, before retiring in 1972. These men were, respectively, the grandfather and father of Vietnam War Navy captain and later Senator John S. McCain III.[7]
On 11 July 2018, just 1+1⁄2 months before he died, at a rededication ceremony, Senator John McCain was added as a namesake, along with his father and grandfather.[8]
The ship's nickname is "Big Bad John", and has the motto "Fortune Favors the Brave".[1]
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McCain family at ship's launching: 26 September 1992
USS John S. McCain patrolling the South China Sea, 22 January 2017
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