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Uncommon card · Science
USS John S. McCain, an Uncommon card
USS John S. McCain is an Arleigh Burke-class Aegis guided missile destroyer currently in the service of the United States Navy.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 68
- DEF
- 56
- Power
- 124
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 37,000
Power 124 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
USS John S. McCain quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the USS John S. McCain card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The damage put the ship out of ______ status for over two years, with completion in October 2019.
Answer
operational. The damage put the ship out of operational status for over two years, with completion in October 2019. From the USS John S. McCain article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The destroyer was involved in a collision with the tanker ship Alnic MC on 21 August ____ off the coast of Singapore, which resulted in the deaths of 10 of her crew, and left another five injured.
Answer
2010s. The destroyer was involved in a collision with the tanker ship Alnic MC on 21 August 2017 off the coast of Singapore, which resulted in the deaths of 10 of her crew, and left another five injured. From the USS John S. McCain article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- She is part of the Destroyer Squadron 23 within the Third Fleet, and has her homeport at Naval Station Everett in Everett, Washington.
- The destroyer was involved in a collision with the tanker ship Alnic MC on 21 August 2017 off the coast of Singapore, which resulted in the deaths of 10 of her crew, and left another five injured.
- The damage put the ship out of operational status for over two years, with completion in October 2019.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The USS John S. McCain article was read about 37,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 68 and blocks with 56: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get USS John S. McCain
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, USS John S. McCain (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Todd Frantom, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
