Posted on 08/20/2017 5:02:26 PM PDT by blueyon
SOUTH CHINA SEA - The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) was involved in a collision with the merchant vessel Alnic MC while underway east of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore on Aug. 21.
The collision was reported at 6:24 a.m. Japan Standard Time, while the ship was transiting to a routine port visit in Singapore.
Initial reports indicate John S. McCain sustained damage to her port side aft. Search and rescue efforts are underway in coordination with local authorities.
When did McCain get a ship named after him?
Hmmm....first the DDG in the Eastern hemisphere and now the this one in the Western hemisphere
Another collision?
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His father maybe?
Aarrgh.
Need to learn how to distinguish Malacca from
Morocco.
Check your atlas.
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 USS Ranger, 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 Senator John S. McCain III.
Yeah, fake news?
Not named after the douchebag Senator who voted against Obamacare repeal.
USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. It is part of the Seventh Fleet, and its homeport is the Yokosuka Naval Base in Yokosuka, Japan. The ship is part of Destroyer Squadron 15.
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 USS Ranger, 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 Senator John S. McCain III.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_John_S._McCain_(DDG-56)
I need to look it up in my Funk and Wagnells.
Good information, but how disappointing it is that this ship is partially named after the likes of Jr.
After visiting Singapore you gotta scrape those barnacles off somehow...
Maybe it’s an omen that our John McCain is about to be taken out by Trump the businessman.
Or maybe the omen is that we have a lot of diversity hires in the Navy who keep crashing our freaking ships.
Amen... prayers for the safety of the crews and the rescuers.
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Deja Vu all over again!
They just relieved one crew of command...
Looks like something systematic is going down.
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The current John McCain is the 3rd, not Junior.
The movie Casablanco was set in Malacca.
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