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A Stain on the Honor of the Navy

apdst said:
In the Navy? Rare.
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USS Arizona - The bombs and subsequent explosion killed 1,177 of the 1,512 crewmen on board at the time, approximately half of the lives lost during the attack

USS Juneau - In total, 687 men, including the five Sullivan brothers, were killed in action as a result of its sinking.

Shall I go on?
 
Fledermaus said:
USS Arizona - The bombs and subsequent explosion killed 1,177 of the 1,512 crewmen on board at the time, approximately half of the lives lost during the attack

USS Juneau - In total, 687 men, including the five Sullivan brothers, were killed in action as a result of its sinking.

Shall I go on?
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Since WW2? Sure...
 
Rogue Valley said:
USS John S. McCain: A Stain on the Honor of the Navy

In acceding to a White House request to cover the name of the USS John S. McCain, officers and officials revealed a rot within the service.

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A tarp covers the name John S. McCain on the US DDG-56 warship in Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan.



That US Navy flag officers and commanders would even contemplate and countenance such dishonor is deeply, deeply disappointing and disturbing.

Related: White House Military Office, Navy officials emailed about moving USS John McCain before Trump Japan visit
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The USS John S. McCain is fit and is returning to sea duty in the fall.


Cindy McCain honors late husband aboard USS McCain as destroyer gets new commander

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Cindy McCain and sons Lt. Jack McCain and Jimmy McCain attend a change-of-command ceremony aboard the USS John S. McCain at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. The event took place on the 25th anniversary of the destroyer’s commissioning. THERON GODBOLD/STARS AND STRIPES


Published: July 2, 2019

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — A change-of-command ceremony here Tuesday for the USS John S. McCain was “bittersweet” for the widow of one of the destroyer’s three namesakes.

It was Cindy McCain’s first visit to the warship that bears her late husband’s name since the Arizona senator’s death Aug. 25 at age 81. It was also the first time she has been aboard since the Navy added him as a namesake. The others are his father and grandfather, also named John S. McCain, who were both admirals.

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Cmdr. Micah Murphy of the USS John S. McCain presents Cindy McCain with the commissioning pennant after the unveiling a portrait of her late husband, Sen. John McCain, aboard the ship at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. THERON GODBOLD/STARS AND STRIPES


Tuesday’s visit was also the first by members of the McCain family since the guided-missile destroyer collided with the Alnic MC, a commercial tanker, near Singapore on Aug. 21, 2017. The Alnic slammed into a berthing area on the McCain’s port side, taking 10 sailors’ lives.

“One of my most poignant memories of him is overhearing him as he sat at our kitchen table, days after receiving his terminal cancer diagnosis, calling each of their families and offering his condolences,” she said while choking back tears.

The change in commanders follows the Memorial Day visit by President Donald Trump to the USS Wasp, an amphibious assault ship that was visiting Yokosuka.

Cindy McCain honors late husband aboard USS McCain as destroyer gets new commander - Pacific - Stripes
 
Fledermaus said:
Always the moving goalposts....

USS Hobson (DMS 26) broke in half and sunk after collision with USS Wasp (CV 18), 176 killed of a crew of 276.

USS Thresher (SSN-593) 129 of 129.
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USS Liberty, 34 killed 171 wounded.

USS Scorpion, 99 killed.

USS Frank E. Evans, 74 of a complement of 273 were lost.

USS Oriskany fire, 44 killed 138 injured.

USS Forrestal disaster, 134 killed, 161 injured.

USS Iowa turret explosion. All 47 in the turret were killed, 12 were injured.

Most since most ships have a complement equal to that of a Battalion or more, a serious incident can cause a huge loss of life on a ship. In general, it is safer on a ship than on the ground as a grunt. But when something goes wrong, it can be catastrophic.
 
Oozlefinch said:
USS Liberty, 34 killed 171 wounded.

USS Scorpion, 99 killed.

USS Frank E. Evans, 74 of a complement of 273 were lost.

USS Oriskany fire, 44 killed 138 injured.

USS Forrestal disaster, 134 killed, 161 injured.

USS Iowa turret explosion. All 47 in the turret were killed, 12 were injured.

Most since most ships have a complement equal to that of a Battalion or more, a serious incident can cause a huge loss of life on a ship. In general, it is safer on a ship than on the ground as a grunt. But when something goes wrong, it can be catastrophic.
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And in peace time the scales tilt towards ships and aircraft being the major killers.
 
The Navy is far safer than the Army and Marines any day.

Right up until the missiles and torpedoes are let loose.............which never happened in my 20 years.
 
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