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DD-575 McKee
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher 1942/03/02
Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd., Orange, Tex.
1942/08/02 1943/03/31 1972
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Namesake: Lt McKee
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42: Ms 22, 43: Ms 21 /  Ms 32/14d, 44: Ms 22LE>

WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/07/12       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
43/07/12 43/07/24     escort Yorktown II from Panama to P.H.   66 
43/07/24 43/10/2?     P.H. - training   66 
43/10/2? 43/11/04     sail from P.H. to New Hebrides   66 
43/11/04 43/11/08 Toena   escort convoy to Cape Torokina   66 
43/11/06 43/11/07     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/09 43/11/09     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/12 43/12/07 Galvan 53.1.4/DesRon25/DesDiv49     25  100 
43/12/07 43/12/25     sail from Tarawa to Ellice Is. > P.H.   66 
43/12/25 44/01/22     P.H.  
44/01/22 44/02/03 Flint 52.8.1    
44/02/03 44/03     2 escort missions to Guadalcanal   66 
44/03/15 44/03/2?   36.2/DesRon25/DesDiv49 land Emirau   100 
44/04/18 44/05 Reckle 77.2 land Humboldt Bay   66 
44/05 44/07/17     Solomons, Marshalls - Forager rehersals   66 
44/07/17 44/08/04 Forage 53.18 land Guam   66 
44/07/21   Forage 53.1/DesRon25/DesDiv49 land Guam   81 
44/08/08 44/08/11     Eniwetok   88 
44/09/0? 44/09/17 Trade 77/DesRon25/DesDiv49 land Morotai   66 
44/09/17 44/09/19? Trade   escort Wasatch from Morotail to Humboldt Bay   66 
44/09/19 44/09/23 Trade 77/DesRon25/DesDiv49 escort reinforce echelon to Morotai   66  100 
44/10/1? 44/10/20 King2 78.1/DesRon25/DesDiv49    
44/10/20 44/10/2? King2 78.1/DesRon25/DesDiv49 escort LSDs from Leyte to Humboldt Bay   66  100 
44/11 44/11/15     escort convoy from Humboldt Bay to San Francisco   66 
44/11/2? 45/01/10     MINY - overhaul   66 
45/01/10 45/01/2?     sail from Mare Island to P.H.   66 
45/01/29 45/02/07   12.2/DesRon25/DesDiv49 sal from P.H. to Ulithi   81 
45/02/10 45/03/04 Detach 58.1.3/DesRon25/DesDiv49     66  100 
45/03/14 45/05/28 Iceber 58.1/DesRon25/DesDiv49     100 
45/04/27   Iceber 58.1/DesRon25/DesDiv49 RP duty off Okinawa  
45/05/28 45/06/13 Iceber 38.1/DesRon25/DesDiv49     66  100 
45/06/05   Iceber 38.1/DesRon25/DesDiv49 damage(typhoon) (22-54N, 132-19E)  
45/07/01 45/08   38.1/DesRon25/DesDiv49 raid Home Is.   66  100 
45/07/31 45/09/01   DesRon25 shell Suruga Wan   66 
45/09/01 45/09/0?     escort Wasp II form Japan to Eniwetok   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 11 Battle Stars
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