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VIDEO: USS John S. McCain Leaves Dry Dock

VIDEO: USS John S. McCain Leaves Dry Dock

This post has been updated to include the timelapse video of McCain leaving the dry dock in Yokosuka, Japan.

Guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG -56) has left a dry dock in Yokosuka, Japan, after nine months of repairs stemming from a 2017 collision with a merchant chemical tanker that killed ten sailors. Read More

VIDEO: Sen. John McCain Added to Destroyer's Namesake Along with Father, Grandfather

VIDEO: Sen. John McCain Added to Destroyer’s Namesake Along with Father, Grandfather

Adm. John S. McCain Sr., Adm. John S. McCain Jr., Sen. John S. McCain (R-Ariz.)

This post has been updated with a statement from Sen. John S. McCain.

When the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) was commissioned in 1994, it was named after Adm. John S. McCain, Sr. and Adm. John S. McCain, Jr. Today that list was expanded to include John S. McCain III. Read More