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The '''USS ''John S. McCain'' (DL-3/DDG-36)''', originally designated the '''DD-928''' but reclassified in 1951, was a [[destroyer (ship)|destroyer]] in the [[United States Navy]]. The ship was launched by [[Bath Iron Works]] Corporation, [[Bath, Maine]], on 12 July 1952. She was sponsored by [[Roberta McCain]], the daughter-in-law of Admiral [[John S. McCain, Sr.]] (born 1884), and commissioned on 12 October 1953 at the [[Boston Naval Shipyard]], with Commander E. R. King, USN, in command. |
The '''USS ''John S. McCain'' (DL-3/DDG-36)''', originally designated the '''DD-928''' but reclassified in 1951, was a [[destroyer (ship)|destroyer]] in the [[United States Navy]]. The ship was launched by [[Bath Iron Works]] Corporation, [[Bath, Maine]], on 12 July 1952. She was sponsored by [[Roberta McCain]], the daughter-in-law of Admiral [[John S. McCain, Sr.]] (born 1884), and commissioned on 12 October 1953 at the [[Boston Naval Shipyard]], with Commander E. R. King, USN, in command. |
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This warship made her third deployment to the Far East in the fall of 1959, departing on 8 September 1957 and moving directly to the coast of troubled [[Southeast Asia]]. During October she was off [[Calcutta]], [[India]], carrying medicines and donating food and money to flood victims. In January 1960, this versatile ship rescued the entire 41-man crew of Japanese freighter ''Shinwa Maru'' during a storm in the South China Sea. Returning to Pearl Harbor on 25 February, she began a well-earned period of overhaul and shipboard training. |
This warship made her third deployment to the Far East in the fall of 1959, departing on 8 September 1957 and moving directly to the coast of troubled [[Southeast Asia]]. During October she was off [[Calcutta]], [[India]], carrying medicines and donating food and money to flood victims. In January 1960, this versatile ship rescued the entire 41-man crew of Japanese freighter ''Shinwa Maru'' during a storm in the South China Sea. Returning to Pearl Harbor on 25 February, she began a well-earned period of overhaul and shipboard training. |
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The USS ''John S. McCain'' departed on 7 March 1961 for another deployment with Seventh Fleet, spending six months off Laos and [[Vietnam]]. She resumed operations in Hawaiian waters after her return to Pearl Harbor on 25 September With the resumption of atmospheric nuclear testing by the [[Soviet Union]] some months later, the United States went ahead with plans for her own series of Pacific tests, and the ''John S. McCain'' steamed to [[Johnston Island]] on 27 April 1962 to take part in the experiments. For the next six months she operated between Hawaii and Johnston Island, departing for her next cruise to the Far East on 28 November 1962. There she returned to patrol duties in the South China Sea and [[Gulf of Tonkin]], buttressing the South Vietnamese government in its fight against the [[Viet Cong]]. She also took part in Formosa Patrol in the Straits before returning to Pearl Harbor on 16 June 1963. Antisubmarine warfare exercises followed, and the ship got underway again on 23 March 1964 for operations with a hunter-killer group in Japanese and [[Philippines|Philippine]] waters. During this cruise she took part in exercises with ships from other [[SEATO]] nations as well as units of the 7th Fleet. ''John S. McCain'' returned to Pearl Harbor 11 August. She operated in Hawaiian waters until the spring of 1965. The destroyer returned to Pearl Harbor, and then sailed on a 6-month deployment in the western Pacific. In the fall, ''John S. McCain'' steamed off South Vietnam. On 24 November 1965 she shelled Viet Cong positions. Two days later she sailed to [[Hong Kong]] and ended the year in Japan. After further operations in the Orient early in 1966, the ''John S. McCain'' returned to the East Coast of the United States. |
The USS ''John S. McCain'' departed on 7 March 1961 for another deployment with Seventh Fleet, spending six months off Laos and [[Vietnam]]. She resumed operations in Hawaiian waters after her return to Pearl Harbor on 25 September With the resumption of atmospheric nuclear testing by the [[Soviet Union]] some months later, the United States went ahead with plans for her own series of Pacific tests, and the ''John S. McCain'' steamed to [[Johnston Island]] on 27 April 1962 to take part in the experiments. For the next six months she operated between Hawaii and Johnston Island, departing for her next cruise to the Far East on 28 November 1962. There she returned to patrol duties in the South China Sea and [[Gulf of Tonkin]], buttressing the South Vietnamese government in its fight against the [[Viet Cong]]. She also took part in Formosa Patrol in the Straits before returning to Pearl Harbor on 16 June 1963. Antisubmarine warfare exercises followed, and the ship got underway again on 23 March 1964 for operations with a hunter-killer group in Japanese and [[Philippines|Philippine]] waters. During this cruise she took part in exercises with ships from other [[SEATO]] nations as well as units of the 7th Fleet. ''John S. McCain'' returned to Pearl Harbor 11 August. She operated in Hawaiian waters until the spring of 1965. The destroyer returned to Pearl Harbor, and then sailed on a 6-month deployment in the western Pacific. In the fall, ''John S. McCain'' steamed off South Vietnam. On 24 November 1965 she shelled Viet Cong positions. Two days later she sailed to [[Hong Kong]] and ended the year in Japan. After further operations in the Orient early in 1966, the ''John S. McCain'' returned to the East Coast of the United States. |
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[[File:USS John S. McCain (DDG-36) underway in September 1969.jpg|thumb|''John S. McCain'' after her conversion to a guided missile destroyer, 1969.]] |
[[File:USS John S. McCain (DDG-36) underway in September 1969.jpg|thumb|''John S. McCain'' after her conversion to a guided missile destroyer, 1969.]] |
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==Fate== |
==Fate== |
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The USS ''John S. McCain'' was decommissioned and stricken from the [[Naval Vessel Register]] on |
The USS ''John S. McCain'' was decommissioned and stricken from the [[Naval Vessel Register]] on 29–30 April 1978, and sold for scrap on 13 December 1979. Her entire class of guided missile destroyers was rather abruptly retired from service because of technical problems with their steam power plants. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*[http://www.destroyerleaderassociation.org/ships/McCainHistory.asp Destroyer Leader Association: USS ''John S. McCain''], Retrieved 13 Jun 2015 |
*[http://www.destroyerleaderassociation.org/ships/McCainHistory.asp Destroyer Leader Association: USS ''John S. McCain''], Retrieved 13 Jun 2015 |
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Revision as of 06:18, 30 January 2016
History | |
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United States | |
Namesake | John S. McCain, Sr. |
Builder | Bath Iron Works |
Laid down | 24 October 1949 |
Launched | 12 July 1952 |
Acquired | 23 September 1953 |
Commissioned | 12 October 1953 |
Decommissioned | 29 April 1978 |
Reclassified | DDG-36, 15 March 1967 |
Stricken | 29 April 1978 |
Motto |
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Fate | Sold for scrap, Jan 1980 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Mitscher class destroyer |
Displacement | 3,675 tons |
Length | 493 ft (150 m) |
Beam | 50 ft (15.2 m) |
Draft | 13 ft 10 in (4.2 m) |
Speed | 30+ knots (55+ m) |
Complement | 403 officers and crew |
Armament |
The USS John S. McCain (DL-3/DDG-36), originally designated the DD-928 but reclassified in 1951, was a destroyer in the United States Navy. The ship was launched by Bath Iron Works Corporation, Bath, Maine, on 12 July 1952. She was sponsored by Roberta McCain, the daughter-in-law of Admiral John S. McCain, Sr. (born 1884), and commissioned on 12 October 1953 at the Boston Naval Shipyard, with Commander E. R. King, USN, in command.
History
The USS John S. McCain spent her first year of commissioned service undergoing sea trials and shakedown training in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. One of the Mitscher-class of large and fast destroyer leaders, she carried the new guided-missile armament, and she embodied new ideas in hull design and construction. This warship arrived at Norfolk on 19 May 1955 to begin service with the Operational Development Force in testing new equipment and tactics. She operated out of Norfolk until 5 November 1956, when she steamed from Hampton Roads bound for the Panama Canal and San Diego, California. After her arrival on 4 December 1956, she spent five months on maneuvers in the Pacific Ocean off California.
The destroyer sailed for her first Far East cruise on 11 April 1957, and after a visit to Australia, she joined the Formosa Patrol, helping to deter a military clash between Nationalist and Communist Chinese forces. She returned from this important duty to San Diego on 29 September 1957.
The USS John S. McCain steamed to her new homeport, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in early 1958, and she took part in fleet maneuvers and antisubmarine training for the next eight months. In early September the ship deployed to the Formosa-South China Sea area to help the Seventh Fleet deter a possible Communist invasion of Quemoy and Matsu Islands. She remained in this critical region until returning to Pearl Harbor on 1 March 1959.
This warship made her third deployment to the Far East in the fall of 1959, departing on 8 September 1957 and moving directly to the coast of troubled Southeast Asia. During October she was off Calcutta, India, carrying medicines and donating food and money to flood victims. In January 1960, this versatile ship rescued the entire 41-man crew of Japanese freighter Shinwa Maru during a storm in the South China Sea. Returning to Pearl Harbor on 25 February, she began a well-earned period of overhaul and shipboard training.
The USS John S. McCain departed on 7 March 1961 for another deployment with Seventh Fleet, spending six months off Laos and Vietnam. She resumed operations in Hawaiian waters after her return to Pearl Harbor on 25 September With the resumption of atmospheric nuclear testing by the Soviet Union some months later, the United States went ahead with plans for her own series of Pacific tests, and the John S. McCain steamed to Johnston Island on 27 April 1962 to take part in the experiments. For the next six months she operated between Hawaii and Johnston Island, departing for her next cruise to the Far East on 28 November 1962. There she returned to patrol duties in the South China Sea and Gulf of Tonkin, buttressing the South Vietnamese government in its fight against the Viet Cong. She also took part in Formosa Patrol in the Straits before returning to Pearl Harbor on 16 June 1963. Antisubmarine warfare exercises followed, and the ship got underway again on 23 March 1964 for operations with a hunter-killer group in Japanese and Philippine waters. During this cruise she took part in exercises with ships from other SEATO nations as well as units of the 7th Fleet. John S. McCain returned to Pearl Harbor 11 August. She operated in Hawaiian waters until the spring of 1965. The destroyer returned to Pearl Harbor, and then sailed on a 6-month deployment in the western Pacific. In the fall, John S. McCain steamed off South Vietnam. On 24 November 1965 she shelled Viet Cong positions. Two days later she sailed to Hong Kong and ended the year in Japan. After further operations in the Orient early in 1966, the John S. McCain returned to the East Coast of the United States.
On 24 June 1966, John S. McCain was decommissioned and entered the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for conversion to a guided missile destroyer. She was recommissioned on 6 September 1969 and redesignated DDG-36.
Fate
The USS John S. McCain was decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 29–30 April 1978, and sold for scrap on 13 December 1979. Her entire class of guided missile destroyers was rather abruptly retired from service because of technical problems with their steam power plants.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
External links
- Destroyer Leader Association: USS John S. McCain, Retrieved 13 Jun 2015