USS John S. McCain (DDG-56)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS John S. McCain.
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.
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USS John S. McCain underway in January 2003 | |
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United States | |
Name | John S. McCain |
Namesake | |
Ordered | 13 December 1988 |
Builder | Bath Iron Works |
Laid down | 3 September 1991 |
Launched | 26 September 1992 |
Sponsored by | Cindy McCain |
Commissioned | 2 July 1994 |
Homeport | Naval Station Everett |
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Motto | Fortune Favors the Brave[2] |
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Honors and awards | See Awards |
Status | in active service |
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Class and type | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
Displacement | |
Length | 505 ft (154 m) |
Beam | 59 ft (18 m) |
Draft | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
Propulsion | 2 × shafts |
Speed | In excess of 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Range | 4,400 nmi (8,100 km; 5,100 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
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Aircraft carried | 1 × Sikorsky MH-60R |
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The destroyer was involved in a collision with the tanker ship Alnic MC on 21 August 2017 off the coast of Singapore, which resulted in the deaths of 10 of her crew, and left another five injured.