USS Spruance

The USS Spruance was a United States Navy destroyer and the lead ship of the. As of 2004 she was assigned to the USS Nimitz battle group.

At the beginning of the Battle of Antarctica she reported to President Henry Hayes that the battle group had come under fire from Anubis' orbiting flagship, and that the Nimitz had been destroyed. All contact was lost shortly thereafter and the Spruance was presumed sunk with all hands.

Behind the scenes
The real USS Spruance served in the US Navy from 1973 to 2005, and was sunk as a target in 2006.