| 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 Lester 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 | |
| Ralph Lester Ramsey, USN | 17 Nov 1943 | ||
| John Driscoll Sweeney, USN | |||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Thomas Burrowes, USN | 11 Dec 1940 |
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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.
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