{"id":18960,"date":"2017-08-22T03:15:16","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T03:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/08\/22\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:59:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:59:44","slug":"navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2017\/08\/22\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy ship in collision named for McCain&#8217;s dad, grandfather"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BANGKOK \u2014 The U.S. warship involved in a collision off Singapore has a name many Americans recognize \u2014 but not for its father-and-son namesakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most know Sen. John S. McCain III, the Vietnam War hero who ran for president in 2000 and 2008. But it was his father and grandfather \u2014 both naval commanders who served during World War II \u2014 who inspired the naming of the 154-meter (505-foot) guided-missile destroyer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The USS John S. McCain was damaged in a collision Monday morning with a Liberian-flagged oil tanker, leaving 10 sailors missing and another five injured. It was not immediately clear how the collision occurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17233354978963.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17233354978963.jpg.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17233354978963.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17233354978963.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17233354978963.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The USS John S. McCain is seen docked at Changi naval base on Aug. 21, 2017, after an accident  in Singapore. (Wong Maye-E\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. McCain said he and his wife were praying for the sailors aboard. \u201cCindy &amp; I are keeping America\u2019s sailors aboard the USS John McCain in our prayers tonight &#8211; appreciate the work of search &amp; rescue crews,\u201d the Arizona Republican said on Twitter late Sunday U.S. time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McCain himself had reached the rank of captain in a decorated military career marked by extensive injuries from torture and more than five years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. He turned to politics after his release in 1973.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both his father and grandfather retired at the highest level of admiral \u2014 the first father-son duo to achieve four-star rank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McCain Sr., who went by his middle name of Sidney, was the first of the family to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. His decades-long career included World War II command posts in the Pacific. He was on the deck of the ship aboard which Japan signed the instruments of surrender in August 1945 as a crowd of sailors looked on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His son, McCain Jr., known as \u201cJack,\u201d fought in the war with the Navy\u2019s submarine fleet. He commanded U.S. forces in the Pacific during the Vietnam War before he retired in 1972.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1136\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17233185680473.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17233185680473.jpg.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17233185680473.jpg.jpg?resize=300,262 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17233185680473.jpg.jpg?resize=768,671 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17233185680473.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,895 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this Feb. 11, 1969, file photo, then-Adm. John McCain Jr., commander in chief of the United States Pacific Forces, confers with then-U.S. President Richard Nixon at the White House in Washington. The 154-meter (505-foot) McCain is named after U.S. Sen. John McCain&#8217;s father and grandfather, who were both U.S. admirals. (AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The warship named after the admirals was commissioned in 1994 and is stationed with the Navy\u2019s 7th Fleet in the Pacific. Its crest includes an Oriental dragon, a reference to good fortune, bravery and a readiness \u201cto strike quickly with deadly accuracy, recalling the McCain family\u2019s participation in support of the Pacific theater in World War II,\u201d according to the U.S. Navy website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sailors sometimes refer to the ship as \u201cBig Bad John.\u201d But a 1994 tribute by the Arizona senator\u2019s younger brother, Joe, notes that the McCain military commitment goes beyond the urgency of war:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe two McCains \u2014 John Sidney, Sr., and John Sidney, Jr. \u2014 served both in the clamor of battle and the long days of keeping the peace. They sacrificed just as the crews of this ship will sacrifice, in peace and war. For that is the lot, and the privilege of the sailor. To serve.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. warship involved in a collision off Singapore has a name many Americans recognize \u2014 but not for its father-and-son namesakes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":40276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":12,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"coauthors":[1700],"class_list":["post-18960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"DZX6FFY3G5HKBDGKPZQ5RAR2HI","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/08\/22\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Navy ship in collision named for McCain&#039;s dad, grandfather - Army Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The U.S. warship involved in a collision off Singapore has a name many Americans recognize \u2014 but not for its father-and-son namesakes.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Navy ship in collision named for McCain&#039;s dad, grandfather\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The U.S. warship involved in a collision off Singapore has a name many Americans recognize \u2014 but not for its father-and-son namesakes.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2017\/08\/22\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Army Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-08-22T03:15:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T18:59:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Katy Daigle, The Associated Press\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Katy Daigle, The Associated Press\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t    \"@context\": \"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\n\t    \"@graph\": [\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Article\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/news\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/22\\\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\\\/#article\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/news\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/22\\\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"author\": {\n\t                \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"headline\": \"Navy ship in collision named for McCain&#8217;s dad, grandfather\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2017-08-22T03:15:16+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T18:59:44+00:00\",\n\t            \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/news\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/22\\\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"wordCount\": 542,\n\t            \"commentCount\": 0,\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/news\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/22\\\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/AP17233189241024.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"articleSection\": [\n\t                \"News\"\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"CommentAction\",\n\t                    \"name\": \"Comment\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/news\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/22\\\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\\\/#respond\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/news\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/22\\\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\\\/\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/news\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/22\\\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Navy ship in collision named for McCain's dad, grandfather - Army Times\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/#website\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"primaryImageOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/news\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/22\\\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/news\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/22\\\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/AP17233189241024.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2017-08-22T03:15:16+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T18:59:44+00:00\",\n\t            \"description\": \"The U.S. warship involved in a collision off Singapore has a name many Americans recognize \u2014 but not for its father-and-son namesakes.\",\n\t            \"breadcrumb\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/news\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/22\\\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\\\/#breadcrumb\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/news\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/22\\\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\\\/\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/news\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/22\\\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\\\/#primaryimage\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/AP17233189241024.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/AP17233189241024.jpg.jpg\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/news\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/22\\\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\\\/#breadcrumb\",\n\t            \"itemListElement\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 1,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Home\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"home\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 2,\n\t                    \"name\": \"News\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/news\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"news\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 3,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Navy ship in collision named for McCain&#8217;s dad, grandfather\"\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/#website\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Army Times\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Independent News For Soldiers | Army Times\",\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t                        \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t                    },\n\t                    \"query-input\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"PropertyValueSpecification\",\n\t                        \"valueRequired\": true,\n\t                        \"valueName\": \"search_term_string\"\n\t                    }\n\t                }\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/#organization\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Army Times\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/\",\n\t            \"logo\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/army-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/army-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"Army Times\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"\n\t            }\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\",\n\t            \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"migration\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/author\\\/migration\\\/\"\n\t        }\n\t    ]\n\t}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Navy ship in collision named for McCain's dad, grandfather - Army Times","description":"The U.S. warship involved in a collision off Singapore has a name many Americans recognize \u2014 but not for its father-and-son namesakes.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Navy ship in collision named for McCain's dad, grandfather","og_description":"The U.S. warship involved in a collision off Singapore has a name many Americans recognize \u2014 but not for its father-and-son namesakes.","og_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2017\/08\/22\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\/","og_site_name":"Army Times","article_published_time":"2017-08-22T03:15:16+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-08-08T18:59:44+00:00","author":"Katy Daigle, The Associated Press","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Katy Daigle, The Associated Press","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2017\/08\/22\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2017\/08\/22\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\/"},"author":{"name":"migration","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1"},"headline":"Navy ship in collision named for McCain&#8217;s dad, grandfather","datePublished":"2017-08-22T03:15:16+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T18:59:44+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2017\/08\/22\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\/"},"wordCount":542,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2017\/08\/22\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17233189241024.jpg.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2017\/08\/22\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2017\/08\/22\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2017\/08\/22\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\/","name":"Navy ship in collision named for McCain's dad, grandfather - Army Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2017\/08\/22\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2017\/08\/22\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17233189241024.jpg.jpg","datePublished":"2017-08-22T03:15:16+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T18:59:44+00:00","description":"The U.S. warship involved in a collision off Singapore has a name many Americans recognize \u2014 but not for its father-and-son namesakes.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2017\/08\/22\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2017\/08\/22\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2017\/08\/22\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17233189241024.jpg.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17233189241024.jpg.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2017\/08\/22\/navy-ship-in-collision-named-for-mccains-dad-grandfather\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/","ad_zone":"home"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/","ad_zone":"news"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Navy ship in collision named for McCain&#8217;s dad, grandfather"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/#website","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/","name":"Army Times","description":"Independent News For Soldiers | Army Times","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/#organization","name":"Army Times","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/army-logo-white.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/army-logo-white.png","caption":"Army Times"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1","name":"migration","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"migration"},"url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/author\/migration\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Army Times","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes","push-errors":false,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17233189241024.jpg.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18960"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":104699,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18960\/revisions\/104699"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18960"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=18960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}