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U.S.S. MCKEE
(DD-575)Click to view crew list
DD-575 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| MAR | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 2 MAR 1942 at Consolidated Steel Corporation Orange TX | ||
| AUG | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 2 AUG 1942 | ||
| MAR | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 31 MAR 1943 | ||
| MAR | 1943 | - | JUN | 1945 | Middle Pacific |
| AUG | 1943 | - | JUN | 1946 | Middle Pacific |
| OCT | 1943 | - | JUN | 1946 | Middle Pacific |
| FEB | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 25 FEB 1946 | ||
DD-575 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher class destroyer
Named for: Hugh W. McKee
Complement: 273 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2050 tons
Length: 376 feet 6 inches
Beam: 39 feet 8 inches
Flank Speed: 35 knots
Range: 6500 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sold for scrap 2 January 1974