USS McKean (DD-90)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS McKean.
USS McKean (DD-90/APD-5) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named in honor of William Wister McKean.
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USS McKean circa 1919. | |
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United States | |
Name | McKean |
Namesake | William Wister McKean |
Builder | Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California |
Laid down | 12 February 1918 |
Launched | 4 July 1918 |
Commissioned | 25 February 1919 |
Decommissioned | 19 June 1922 |
Identification | DD-90 |
Recommissioned | 11 December 1940 |
Reclassified | 2 August 1940, as APD-5 |
Fate | Sunk, 17 November 1943 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Wickes-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,060 tons |
Length | 315 ft 5 in (96.1 m) |
Beam | 31 ft 8 in (9.7 m) |
Draft | 8 ft 6 in (2.6 m) |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
Complement | 100 officers and enlisted |
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McKean was laid down by Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California on 12 February 1918. The ship was launched on 4 July 1918, sponsored by Miss Helen La Monte Ely. The ship was commissioned at San Francisco on 25 February 1919.