⛴The U.S. Navy’s Damaged Destroyer to Be Repaired in Japan

By Destroyer, USA

⛴The U.S. Navy’s Damaged Destroyer to Be Repaired in Japan .
The U.S. Navy will repair the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) at Yokosuka, Japan, rather than bring the ship back to the continental United States for repairs.
“Damage assessments conducted while the ship was moored in Singapore since the Aug.
21 collision revealed the scope of work could be completed in Japan at the lowest estimated cost and returns the ship to full service at the earliest opportunity,” reads a statement from the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
The National Interest Blog

http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/the-us-navys-damaged-destroyer-be-repaired-japan-22626

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