DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
1000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON , D.C. 20350-1000

Cane : Jul 2019
SECNAVNOTE: 5030
SN PA
12 Ju l 20 18

SECNAV NOTICE 5030
From :

Secretary of the Navy

Subj :

NAME ADDED TO SHIP CURRENTLY IN THE FLEET

1.
Purpose . To advise addressees of the approved name
expansion for the guided missile destroyer USS JOHN S . MCCAIN
(DOG 56) to include Senator John S . McCain III .
2.
Name Source . Expanding the name of USS JOHN S . MCCAIN to
include Senator McCain properly honors three generations of
dedicated service to our Navy and nation . Admiral John S .
McCain (1884 - 1945), served as a distinguished carrier task force
commander of World War II . Admiral John S . McCain , Jr . (1911 1981), served as the former Commander - in - Chief , U.S . Pacific
Command . Senator John S . McCain III , continued the legacy of
service as a Naval Aviator during the Vietnam War.
As a
prisoner of war , McCain represented our nation with dignity and
returned with honor .

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