USS McKean (DD-784)
Gearing-class destroyer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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USS McKean (DD-784) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy built by the Todd Pacific Ship Building Company in Seattle, Washington state.
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USS McKean (DD-784) in 1952 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS McKean |
Namesake | William McKean |
Builder | Todd Pacific Ship Building Company, Seattle, Washington |
Laid down | 15 September 1944 |
Launched | 31 March 1945 |
Commissioned | 9 June 1945 |
Decommissioned | 1 October 1981 |
Nickname(s) | "Mighty Mac" |
Honors and awards | 1 battle star (Korea) |
Fate | Transferred to Turkey, 2 November 1982 |
Turkey | |
Acquired | 2 November 1982 |
Fate | Cannibalized for spare parts and sunk, July 1987 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Gearing-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,425 long tons (2,464 t) |
Length | 390 ft 6 in (119.02 m) |
Beam | 40 ft 11 in (12.47 m) |
Draft | 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m) |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
Complement | 336 |
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