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Lost to enemy action, 17 November 1943

DD-90 / APD-5 McKean

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - Navy Unit Commendation - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (4) - World War II Victory Medal

Wickes Class Destroyer:

Laid down, 12 February 1918, at Union Iron Works, San Francisco, CA.

Launched, 4 July 1918

Commissioned USS McKean (Destroyer No. 90), 20 February 1919, LCDR. Raleigh C. Williams in command

Designated (DD-90), 17 July 1920

Decommissioned, 19 June 1922, at Philadelphia, PA.

Converted to a High-speed Transport

Recommissioned USS McKean (APD-5), 11 December 1940, at Norfolk, VA., LCDR. Thomas Burrows in command

During WWII McKean was assigned to Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaigns:

**Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns**
Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Guadalcanal - Tulagi landings	New Georgia Group operation
Capture and Defense of Guadalcanal	Treasury - Bougainville operation

Final Disposition, lost to enemy action in the Solomon Islands, sunk by Japanese aircraft off Bougainville, 17 November 1943

McKean was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation and four battle stars for World War II service.

Specifications:
Displacement 1,154 t.
Length 314' 5"
Beam 31' 8"
Draft 9' 10"
Speed 35.2 kts.
Complement 141
Boats 4 LCP(L) landing craft
Armament

three single 4"/50 gun mounts

two single 40mm AA gun mounts

five single 20mm AA gun mounts

one depth charge rack

four depth charge projectors
Propulsion geared turbines, two propellers, 24,200shp

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
119k	McKean (APD-5), photographed circa early 1942. US Navy photo # NH 97782 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.	US Naval Historical Center
75k	McKean (APD-5), from San Francisco (CA-38) on 7 August 1942, the first day of landings on Guadalcanal and Tulagi. *McKean* was part of the Tulagi landing group. US National Archives photo # 80-G-391483 a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.	US Naval Historical Center
132k	McKean (APD-5) (Aft plan view) moored outboard of Stringham (APD 6) at Mare Island Navy Yard, 23 April 1943 Mare Island Navy Yard photo # 3015-43, 4/23/43.	Darryl Baker
171k	McKean (APD-5) (Forward plan view) moored outboard of Stringham (APD 6) at Mare Island Navy Yard, 23 April 1943 Mare Island Navy Yard photo # 3016-43, 4/23/43.	Darryl Baker

View the McKean (APD-5)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

American APD Corporation Four Stack APD Veterans
Contact: CWO3 Curt Clark Secretary/Treasurer Address: 3384 Grim Ave., San Diego, CA 92104 Phone: 619-282-0971 E-mail: apdsec@cox.net Reunion Schedule 2008 Reno, Nevada. Site and date to be determined

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
The First McKean DD-90
"The Green Dragons" Four-stack APD destroyer-transports in World War Two

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. Last Updated 21 December 2007