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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 ten of her crew, and left another five injured. | 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 ten of her crew, and left another five injured. | ||
== In the News == | |||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | |||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | |||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | |||
* [[Neptune Slaughter]] | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | |||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_John_S._McCain_(DDG-56) USS John S. McCain (DDG-56)] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_John_S._McCain_(DDG-56) USS John S. McCain (DDG-56)] @ Wikipedia | ||
* [https://features.propublica.org/navy-uss-mccain-crash/navy-installed-touch-screen-steering-ten-sailors-paid-with-their-lives/ Collision Course] - By T. Christian Miller, Megan Rose, Robert Faturechi and Agnes Chang | |||
December 20, 2019 - "When the USS John S. McCain crashed in the Pacific, the Navy blamed the destroyer’s crew for the loss of 10 sailors. The truth is the Navy’s flawed technology set the McCain up for disaster." | |||
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Revision as of 08:40, 24 December 2019
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 15 within the Seventh Fleet, and has her homeport at the Yokosuka Naval Base in Yokosuka, Japan.
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 ten of her crew, and left another five injured.
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links:
- USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) @ Wikipedia
- Collision Course - By T. Christian Miller, Megan Rose, Robert Faturechi and Agnes Chang
December 20, 2019 - "When the USS John S. McCain crashed in the Pacific, the Navy blamed the destroyer’s crew for the loss of 10 sailors. The truth is the Navy’s flawed technology set the McCain up for disaster."
Attribution: