In October 2012, Dane joined the main cast of the upcoming Michael Bay produced, TNT drama series The Last Ship.
The USS Nathan James (DDG-80) is the setting for the 1998 post-apocalyptic novel, The Last Ship.
ship | Manchester Ship Canal | Liberty ship | Cargo ship | coastal defence ship | ship of the line | cruise ship | Zarya (polar ship) | United States Navy 1975 ship reclassification | Minesweeper (ship) | Landing Ship, Tank | cargo ship | The Phantom Ship | Ship transport | National Union of Ship's Stewards | Finnish coastal defence ship Ilmarinen | Endurance (1912 ship) | container ship | Ship of Fools | Ship breaking | ship breaking | Q-ship | Liberty Ship | Her Majesty's Ship | French ship Ville de Paris (1764) | French ship Entreprenant | Cruise ship | Breadalbane (ship) | Bow (ship) | A Ship of the Line |
The last ship in the class, Axel von Fersen (692) was commissioned on 30 June 2008, and is named after Axel von Fersen the Elder.