McKEAN DD 784

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Gearing Class Destroyer Keel Laid September 15 1944 - Launched March 31 1945 USS McKEAN DD-784 Commissioned June 9 1945 USS McKEAN DDR-784 Redesignated Radar Picket Destroyer (DDR) July 18 1952 USS McKEAN DD-784 Reverted to Destroyer (DD) December 1 1960 Decommissioned October 1 1981 Struck from Naval Register October 1 1981 Sold to Turkey for spare parts November 2 1982

Naval Covers

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1. McKean Covers Page 1    (1949-81)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Post Office Period June 8 1945 to June 28 1952

 

Locy Type 2(n) (DD)

1949-04-19

As DD-784

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2nd Post Office Period March 26 1953 to October 1 1981

 

Locy Type 2

1953-05-05

As DDR-784

 

Locy Type 2(n) (DDR,USS)

1962-10-05

As DD-784
Still using DDR Device

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (DD)

1967-01-15

As DD-784
Listed in USCS Postmark Catalog as Type 2(n), but hyphen is clearly visible

 

Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (DD,USS)

1967-01-15

As DD-784

 

Other Information

McKEAN earned 1 battle star for Korean War service

NAMESAKE - Admiral William Wister McKean, USN (September 19 1800 – April 22 1865)

Two ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor; USS McKean DD-90/APD-5 and USS McKean DD-784/DDR-784.

 

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