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USS JOHN S. McCAIN (DD-928 / DL-3 / DDG-36)


Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign - NBXY

Tactical Voice Radio Call Sign (circa 1968) - SOAP SUDS

CLASS - MITSCHER As Built.
Displacement 4855 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 490' (oa) x 47' 6" x 14' 8" (Max)
Armament 2 x 5"/54 RF (2x1), 4 x 3"/50 (2x2), 8 20mm (4x2) 2 Weapon Alfa ASW
Systems, 4 x 21" TT, 1 DC Track.
Machinery, 80,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 36.5 Knots, Range 4500 NM@ 20 Knots, Crew 360.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bath Iron Works October 24 1949.
Launched July 12 1952.
Commissioned October 12 1953.
Reclassified DDG-36 September 6 1969.
Decommissioned and stricken April 29 1978.
Fate Sold for scrap December 13 1979.
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McCain 66kAn official portait of Admiral John Sidney McCain, taken in 1945. The photo is from the National Archives.Robert M. Cieri
DL-3
McCain 76kUndated, drydock location unknown.David Smalley
McCain 44kUndated, drydock location unknown.Robert Hurst
McCain 61kEarly 60's cruisebook.Ed Sugrue OSCM USN (Ret)
McCain 132kCirca 1959-1962, photo by Robert Parrott crewman of the USS Midway (CVA-41).John Parrott
McCain 142kCirca 1959-1962, photo by Robert Parrott crewman of the USS Midway (CVA-41).John Parrott
McCain 120kCirca 1959-1962, photo by Robert Parrott crewman of the USS Midway (CVA-41).John Parrott
McCain 91kCirca 1962, McCain refueling from the Passumpsic (AO-107) while on a WestPac deployment.P. Suleski
McCain 110kAs above.P. Suleski
McCain 105kShip's patchMike Smolinski
DDG-36
McCain 58kThe Commissioning Program for USS John S. McCain DDG-36, ceremonies held at the Philadelphia Naval Base, 6 September 1969.Robert M. Cieri
McCain 47kAn Official Invitation to the Commissioning.Robert M. Cieri
McCain 52kAn Official Invitation to the Reception.Robert M. Cieri
McCain 55kUndated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA. Undated, location unknown.Mike Smolinski
McCain 52kIn the Pacific, 26 June 1976.Courtesy Destroyer History Foundation
McCain 92kCirca 1977, location unknown.Robert Hurst
Patches
McCain 50kShip's patchMike Smolinski
USS JOHN S. McCAIN DD-928 / DDG-36 / DL-3 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Curtis Hanson
Address: 11084 SE Valley Way, Happy Valley, OR 97086
Phone: (503) 698-6558
E-mail: curthanson.sag@verizon.net

Note About Contacts.

The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Tin Can Sailors Website
Destroyer History Foundation
Destroyers Online Website
Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website

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