USS John S. McCain (DL-3/DDG-36) was the second Mitscher-class destroyer leader in the United States Navy. Commissioned in 1953, she was later converted into a guided missile destroyer and served until 1978.

After further operations in the Orient early in 1966, USS John S. McCain (DDG-36) returned to the East Coast and in June decommissioned for conversion into a guided missile destroyer, DDG-36,...

Speed: 36+ knots Aircraft: none Armament: two Mk-42 5-inch/54 caliber guns, Mk-32 torpedo tubes (two triple mounts), one Mk-16 ASROC missile launcher, one Mk-13 guided missile launcher

John S. McCain spent the first year of her commissioned service undergoing sea trials and shakedown training in the Atlantic and Caribbean. One of the new Mitscher class of large and fast destroyer leaders she carried the latest in armament and …

After further operations in the Orient early in 1966, John S. McCain returned to the East Coast and in June decommissioned for conversion into a guided missile destroyer, DDG-36, at the...

USS John S. McCain (DDG-36), January 8 1973, location unknown.

USS John S. McCain (DL-3) was a Mitscher -class guided-missile destroyer leader, later re-designated as the destroyer DDG-36, commissioned in 1953 and decommissioned in 1978. USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) is an Arleigh Burke -class guided-missile destroyer commissioned in 1994 and currently on active service.

USS John S. McCain (DDG 36): USS John S. McCain, originally designated DD 928 but reclassified DL 3 in 1951, was launched by Bath Iron Works Corporation, Bath, Maine, 12 July 1952; sponsored by Mrs. John S. McCain, Jr., daughter-in-law of Admiral John McCain, Sr.; and commissioned 12 October 1953 at Boston Naval Shipyard, Commander E. R. King ...

After further operations in the Orient early in 1966, John S. McCain returned to the East Coast and in June decommissioned for conversion into a guided missile destroyer, DDG-36, at the...

The JOHN S. MCCAIN was officially reclassified guided missile destroyer DDG‑36 on 15 March 1967. The conversion replaced her 3‑inch 70 caliber guns with Tartar missile and antisubmarine rocket (ASROC) systems along with highly sophisticated electronic sensors and …