| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Wickes |
| Pennant | APD 5 |
| Built by | Union Iron Works (San Francisco, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 12 Feb 1918 |
| Launched | 4 Jul 1918 |
| Commissioned | 25 Feb 1919 |
| Lost | 17 Nov 1943 |
| Loss position | 06.31S, 154.52E (See a map) |
| History | Decommissioned at Philadelphia 19 June 1922 USS McKean (Lt.Cmdr Ralph L Ramsey) was sunk by Japanese aircraft off Bougainville in position 06º31'S, 154º52'E. 64 of her crew and 52 Marines were lost. There are 23 wounded survivors, including the Commanding officer. |
Commands listed for USS McKean (i) (APD 5)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Thomas Burrowes, USN | 11 Dec 1940 | ??? | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. John Driscoll Sweeney, USN | 1942 | ??? | |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Ralph L. Ramsey, USN | ??? | 17 Nov 1943 | |
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Noteable events involving McKean (i) include:
21 Mar 1942
USS McKean picks up 8 survivors from the American tanker Esso Nashville that was torpedoed and heavily damaged by the German submarine U-124 about 16 nautical miles north-east of the Frying Pan Lightship Buoy in position 33º35'N, 77º.22'W.
10 May 1942
The British merchant Clan Skene is torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-333 about 300 nautical miles south-east of Cape Hatteras in position 31º43'N, 70º43'W. 73 survivors are later picked up by USS McKean.