From: George Sherwood 

On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 18:31:10 +0100, adam flinton wrote:

> Bill Lucy wrote:
>> Out of darkness, adam flinton says...
>>
>>
>>>Seems a little falacious to me. Is that Senator from Arizona who was
>>>shot down & captured over N. Vietnam going to get a ship?
>>
>>
>> USS John S. McCain (DDG 56).
>>
http://navysite.de/dd/ddg56.htm
>>
> Blimey...& I was kidding....
>
> Adam

Not named for the Senator.

The namesakes of USS JOHN S. McCAIN are two McCains, John Sidney Sr., and
John Sydney Jr., both served in World War II and both were Navy Admirals.

George

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