The Arleigh Burke course guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) departs Fleet Activities Yokosuka to perform thorough at-sea screening. This is the initial underway for John S. McCain given that its crash in 2017. John S. McCain is appointed to Destroyer Squadron 15 and also forward-deployed to Yokosuka,Japan (UNITED STATE Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist first Class Torrey W. Lee).
The USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) is underway from Yokosuka, Japan, to perform thorough mixed-up screening after finishing the fixings required following its August its 2017 crash with the vessel Alnic MC The event set you back the lives of 10 seafarers and also left an additional 10 wounded.
During the at-sea screening, the Arleigh Burke course destroyer and also her staff will certainly do a collection of demos to examine that the ship’s onboard systems satisfy or surpass Navy efficiency requirements. Among the systems that will certainly be examined are navigating, troubleshooting, mechanical and also electric systems, fight systems, interactions, and also propulsion application.
John S. McCain, forward-deployed to Destroyer Squadron 15, Yokosuka, Japan, finished her in-port stage of training, and also will certainly proceed Basic Phase at-sea training in the future months to accredit in every goal location the ship is called for to do and also plan for go back to functional tasking,
“The USS John S. McCain embodies the absolute fighting spirit of her namesakes, and shows the resiliency of our sailors,” claimedCapt Steven DeMoss, leader, Destroyer Squadron 15. “She has completed her maintenance period with the most up-to-date multi-mission offensive and defensive capabilities, preparing her to successfully execute a multitude of high-end operations.”
Multiple upgrades to the ship’s local area network, antenna systems, radar selection, fight tools systems and also berthing have actually guaranteed John S. McCain will certainly go back to functional objectives with boosted ability and also lethality, claims the Navy.
