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63k | Photo #: NH 66327, Lieutenant Hugh W. McKee, USN photograph taken on board USS Colorado (1858-1885) in June 1871, shortly before his death in combat with Korean forces on 11 June. This a retouched, heavily cropped image taken from the left side of the view seen in Photo # NH 63679. It appears to have been copied from a published source. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Tony Cowart | |
| 102k | Artist's conception of the McKee as she appeared in late World War II by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource. | Navy Yard Associates | |
| 78k | Artist's conception of a cutaway view of the McKee by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource. | Navy Yard Associates | |
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248k | The christening party of USS MCKEE on August 2, 1942 was Mr and Mrs H Cranfill, Mrs Harry B Hird, Mrs E B Perry, Mrs W S Elkin, Mrs Thomas F Coyle, Capt Harry Hird, Ret, and Mrs Richard A Asbury, cousin of the ship's namesake. | John Chiquoine | |
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202k | This is a newspaper view of Mrs Richard A Asbury christening MCKEE on August 2, 1942. | John Chiquoine | |
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262k | This newspaper view shows the launching of USS MCKEE on August 2, 1942 and taken from The Orange Leader. | John Chiquoine | |
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107k | MCKEE at the fitting out pier at Consolidated Steel, Orange Texas, February 1943. Archives 19N LCM. | D Schroeder/John Chiquoine | |
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97k | Fitting out at ConSteel, Orange TX, February 1943. SPROSTON (DD577) and WICKES (DD578) in view at upriver berth. NARA 19N LCM. | D Schroeder/John Chiquoine | |
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121k | USS MCKEE fitting out at Consolidated Steel Corp, Orange TX, March 1943. | John Chiquoine | |
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11k | View after commissioning on Sabine River, Texas, April 1943. | Joe | |
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283k | June 14 1943, transferring 2 men, a commander and torpedoman 2/c to USS Yorktown. This ID may be in error. | Ed Zajkowski | |
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131k | Photo #: NH 103695, USS McKee (DD-575) steaming toward the entrance of Chesapeake Bay (position 37 00'N, 75 26'W, course 270) at time 1647Q on 3 July 1943. Photographed from a Blimp of Squadron ZP-14, based as Naval Air Station Weeksville, North Carolina. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart | |
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54k | Photo #: 80-G-K-15840, USS McKee (DD-575) steams with another destroyer off Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii, during training exercises in the summer of 1943. Photographed from on board USS Yorktown (CV-10) by Lieutenant Charles Kerlee, USNR. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. | Tony Cowart | |
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238k | USS MCKEE midships areas during Mare Island overhaul 30 December 1944. | John Chiquoine | |
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132k | USS MCKEE seen during post-overhaul trials from Mare Island, CA, 28 December 1944. A new paint scheme is incomplete on both sides. An ECM equipment mast and Mounts 41 and 42 have been installed. | John Chiquoine | |
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141k | As above. | John Chiquoine | |
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75k | Photo #: NH 103696, USS McKee (DD-575) in San Francisco Bay, California, 28 December 1944. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart | |
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68k | Photo #: NH 103697, USS McKee (DD-575) photographed from directly ahead while in San Francisco Bay, California, 28 December 1944. Goat Island and the Bay Bridge are visible in the distance. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart | |
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73k | Photo #: NH 103698, USS McKee (DD-575) photographed from directly astern while in San Francisco Bay, California, 28 December 1944. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart | |
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97k | Photo #: NH 103700, USS McKee (DD-575) plan view, amidships looking forward, taken at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 30 December 1944. Note her forward quintruple torpedo tube mount and torpedo davit, 26-foot motor whaleboat on davits and floater nets in bins on each side of her forward smokestack. White outlines mark recent alterations of the ship. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart | |
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116k | Aft plan view of USS McKee (DD 575) at Mare Island on 30 Dec 1944. | Darryl Baker | |
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112k | USS McKee (DD-575) plan view, forward, taken at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 30 December 1944. USS Kidd (DD-661) is tied up to McKee's port side. White outlines mark recent alterations of the ship. | Darryl Baker/Robert Hurst | |
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63k | MCKEE in a swell, from HARRISON, 1945 photo by Tom McCann. J Chiquoine collection. | John Chiquoine | |
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152k | View of activity aboard McKee and Indiana in TG38.1 during February 1945 while off mainland Japan and Iwo Jima, by Combat PhotoUnit 6. NA 80G307076. | John Chiquoine | |
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231k | View aft of McKee in a turn to starboard while in TG38.1 during February 1945. By Combat Photo Unit 6, NA 80G307084. | John Chiquoine | |
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72k | Photo #: 80-G-K-3222, USS McKee (DD-575) underway in the waters near Okinawa on 1 March 1945, while operating with Task Force 58. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. | Tony Cowart | |
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129k | Photo #: 80-G-K-3507, USS Tomahawk (AO-88) refueling USS McKee (DD-575) at sea in the western Pacific, 4 March 1945. Photographed from on board McKee, whose starboard waist 40mm twin gun mount is visible on the right. Tomahawk's camouflage is Measure 32, Design 3AO. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. | Tony Cowart | |
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105k | Photo #: NH 103702, Destroyer Squadron 25 entering Ulithi anchorage, Caroline Islands, with other units of Task Force 58, 5 March 1945. Photographed from on board USS McKee (DD-575). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart | |
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90k | AA Action view of Mckee obscured by her own gunsmoke after firing at kamikaze in TG38.1 formation 16 April 1945. By Bennington, NARA 80G327503. | John Chiquoine | |
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53k | Photo #: NH 103701, USS McKee (DD-575) operating at sea in the Ryukyus area with Task Force 58, 26 April 1945. USS Bennington (CV-20) is in the left background. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart | |
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16k | View and photo by USS Wasp, 16 August 1945 in TG38.1. Distributed to crew. | Joe | |
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113k | Photo #: NH 103703, USS McKee (DD-575) laid up at the Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Orange, Texas, circa 1969-1974. USS Middlesex County (LST-983) is at right, also in "mothballs". Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart | |
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91k | View of MCKEE with SCHROEDER to stbd in disposals at NISMF Orange TX, 1972. By Scott Lynch. | John Chiquoine | |
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CDR John Joseph Greytak Mar 31 1943 - 1944 LCDR Victor Bernard Graff 1944 - 1045 CDR Russell Bowes Allen 1945 - ? (Later RADM)
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.
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