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The USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) is a Arleigh Burke-class destroyer of the United States Navy. Here are some interesting facts about the ship:

Name: USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) Commissioned: April 2, 1994 Length: 510 feet (155 meters) Beam: 59 feet (18 meters) Draft: 20 feet (6 meters) Speed: Over 30 knots (56 km/h) Crew: 260 officers and enlisted personnel Armament: 5-inch (127mm) gun, 2 x 25mm Phalanx CIWS, 2 x 20mm Phalanx CIWS, 2 x triple torpedo tubes, 2 x quad Harpoon missile launchers Aircraft: 2 x SH-60 Seahawk helicopters Homeport: Yokosuka, Japan

The USS John S. McCain is named after the late Senator John S. McCain, a naval aviator and prisoner of war during the Vietnam War. The ship is part of the United States Seventh Fleet and is based in Yokosuka, Japan.