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McKeever Brothers (SP 683)


USS McKeever Brothers, an 136-foot steam-powered minesweeper and patrol vessel, was build in 1911 at Noank, Connecticut, as a menhaden fishing boat. She was acquired by the Navy and commissioned in May 1917. During the First World War, McKeever Brothers served in the Delaware River and Delaware Bay, based at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Unneeded by the Navy following the end of the conflict, she was sold in July 1919. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement unknown; Length 136'; Beam 24'; Draft 12'; Speed 10 kts.; Complement 22; Armament two 3-pounders; Propulsion steam engine, one shaft.
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McKeever Brothers 103k Off Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during World War I. In the extreme left background is USS Emerald (SP-177).
USN Photo NH 55839
Naval Historical Center
McKeever Brothers 83k In the Delaware River during World War I.
USN Photo 19-N-6051
Naval Historical Center

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