USS Edward J. McKeever Jr. (SP-684)

USS Edward J. McKeever Jr. (SP-684) was a United States Navy patrol vessel and minesweeper in commission from 1917 to 1919.

USS Edward J. McKeever Jr. (SP-684) ca. 1918.
History
United States
Name: USS Edward J. McKeever Jr.
Namesake: Previous name retained
Builder: Robert Palmer & Sons, Noank, Connecticut
Completed: 1910
Acquired: 5 May 1917
Commissioned: 5 May 1917
Decommissioned: 21 May 1919
Fate: Sold 21 May 1919
Notes: Operated as commercial fishing vessel Edward J. McKeever Jr. 1910-1917
General characteristics
Type: Patrol vessel and minesweeper
Tonnage: 223 gross register tons
Length: 136 ft (41 m)[1][2] or 137 ft 4 in (41.86 m)[3]
Beam: 15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)[3] or 24 ft (7.3 m)[1]
Draft: 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m)[3] or 12 ft (3.7 m)[1]
Speed: 10[1] or 13[3] knots
Complement: 25[3] or 32[1]
Armament: 1[3] or 2[1] × 3-pounder guns

Edward J. McKeever Jr. was built as a commercial fishing vessel of the same name by Robert Palmer & Sons at Noank, Connecticut, in 1910. On 5 May 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owners, McKeever Brothers, Inc., of New York City, for use during World War I. Assigned the section patrol number 684, she was commissioned the same day as USS Edward J. McKeever Jr. (SP-684) with Lieutenant, junior grade, M. F. Johnson in command.

Assigned to the 4th Naval District, Edward J. McKeever Jr. performed patrol, minesweeping, towing, and transport duties for the rest of World War I.

On 21 May 1919, Edward J. McKeever Jr. was decommissioned and sold to the Wilcox Fertilizer Company of Mystic, Connecticut.

References

  1. "Edward J. McKeever Jr". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  2. "Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Edward J. McKeever Jr. (SP-684), 1917-1919". Department of the Navy, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  3. "Edward J. McKeever, Jr. (SP 684)". NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
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