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USS McKEAN (DD-90 / APD-5)

CLASS - WICKES (LITTLE)
Built to a different set of plans (Bethlehem) than the Wickes (Bath) the Little versions were
considered less successful than the Bath designed ships, with few remaining in service past 1936.
Displacement 1,154 Tons, Dimensions, 314' 5" (oa) x 31' 8" x 9' 10" (Max)
Armament 4 x 4"/50, 2 x 1pdr AA (1 x 3"/23AA In Some Ships), 12 x 21" tt..
Machinery, 24,200 SHP; Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 35 Knots, Crew 103.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Union Iron Works, San Francisco on February 12 1918.
Launched July 4 1918 and commissioned February 25 1919.
Decommissioned at Philadelphia June 19 1922 and was berthed there
until towed to Norfolk in early 1940 for conversion to high speed
transport. Reclassified APD-4 on August 2 1940.
Recommissioned at Norfolk December 11 1940.
Fate Sunk by Japanese aircraft off Bougainville November 17 1943.
64 of her crew and 52 Marines were lost and remain on duty.
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McKean 38kWilliam Wister McKean (19 September 1800 - 22 April 1865) was an admiral in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was noted for his service in the Union blockade that effectively closed Confederate seaports in the Gulf of Mexico. Born in Pennsylvania, McKean was the grandson of Thomas McKean, the governor of that state. McKean was appointed midshipman 30 November 1814. He served in the Navy from the War of 1812 to the Civil War, when he rose to the rank of flag officer in command of the Gulf Blockading Squadron and later the East Gulf Blockading Squadron. McKean was relieved from active duty 4 June 1862.Bill Gonyo
McKean 93kUSS McKean (DD-90) Photographed circa 1919. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.Fred Weiss
USS McKEAN DD-90 / APD-5 History
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Commanding Officers
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves

LCDR Raleigh C. Williams    Feb 20 1919 - ?
LCDR Thomas Burrows    Dec 11 1940 - ?
LCDR John D. Sweeney    1942 - ?
LCDR Ralph L. Ramsey    ? - Nov 17 1943
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Curt Clark, Secretary Four Stack APD Veterans
Address: 3384 Grim Ave., San Diego, CA 92104
Phone: 619-282-0971
E-mail: apdsec@cox.net

Note About Contacts.

The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
NavSource page for the USS McKean APD-5
Tin Can Sailors Website
Destroyer History Foundation
Destroyers Online Website
Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website

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