USS Stephen W. McKeever Jr., a 136-foot patrol vessel, was built in 1911 at Noank, Connecticut, as the 223 gross ton fishing vessel of the same name. In early August 1917 the Navy acquired her from McKeever Brothers, Inc. of New York City and placed her in commission in the middle of that month. For the rest of World War I Stephen W. McKeever Jr. was used as a minesweeper in the waters of the 4th Naval District. Stricken from the list of Naval vessels in late March 1919, she was sold at the beginning of July 1919.
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Photo #: NH 42442 USS Stephen W. McKeever Jr. (SP-1169) Photographed circa 1917-1919. Note the guns mounted amidships. Built in 1911 as a menhaden fishing boat, Stephen W. McKeever Jr. was acquired by the Navy on 4 August 1917 and placed in commission on the 14th. She was stricken from the list of Naval vessels on 27 March 1919 and sold on 1 June 1919. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 77 KB; 900 x 755 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 107062 Minesweepers at Camden, New Jersey, 1918 These converted "menhaden fisherman" type vessels are (from right to left): Copied from the Donald R. Cochran album (Lot S-591), page 1. Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2010. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 109KB; 900 x 700 pixels |
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USS Stephen W. McKeever Jr. is seen in the background of the following view of another ship:
Photo #: NH 42585 USS SC-74 At the Mathis Yacht Building Company shipyard, Camden, New Jersey. Placed in commission on 20 March 1918, this photo may have been taken on or about that day since she is flying the Navy jack at the bow. Note the timber in the foreground. Another submarine chaser is fitting out immediately beyond SC-74. The two ships in in the left background are USS Stephen W. McKeever Jr. (SP-1169) and a Coast Guard Cutter. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 77 KB; 900 x 755 pixels |
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Page made 10 October 2010