USS McKee (AS-41)
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| Name: | USS McKee |
| Namesake: | Andrew McKee |
| Builder: | Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, Washington |
| Laid down: | 14 January 1978 |
| Launched: | 16 February 1980 |
| Commissioned: | 15 August 1981 |
| Decommissioned: | 16 July 1999 |
| Struck: | 25 April 2006 |
| Homeport: | Naval Base Point Loma, San Diego |
| Motto: |
"Plus Ultra Plurimum" (The Best of the Best) |
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| Status: | NISMF, Portsmouth, Virginia, maintenance category B |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Emory S. Land-class submarine tender |
| Displacement: | 23,000 long tons (23,369 t) full |
| Length: | 645 ft 8 in (196.80 m) |
| Beam: | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Draft: | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
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| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement: | 1,500 officers and enlisted |
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"Plus Ultra Plurimum"
USS McKee (AS-41), named after Andrew McKee, was the third Emory S. Land-class submarine tender built by the Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company of Seattle, Washington for the United States Navy.
The USS McKee (AS 41) was a mobile support and repair facility with the capability of providing simultaneous repairs to 12 nuclear-powered & diesel, fast-attack submarines. A versatile and complex ship, she provided everything a submarine might need: full medical and dental facilities; cranes, elevators and conveyors to move material on and off the ship as well as between decks; large storage areas for refrigerated and dry food; nuclear system repair and testing; electrical and electronics repair; hull repair; sheet metal and steel work; pipe fabrication; foundry work; woodworking; printing; underwater diving and rescue; hazardous material management; and propulsion and weapons systems repair.
USS McKee was one of the first ships in the US Navy to integrate female sailors.
The ship was commissioned on 16 August 1981. After a series of sea trials, McKee replaced the USS Sperry (AS-12) and joined the USS Dixon (AS-37) at Point Loma (San Diego) to support Pacific Fleet submarines. Upon the commissioning of Submarine Squadron 11 (COMSUBRON11) in July 1986, she became the squadron's Command Ship.
Early in 1984, McKee became the first submarine tender certified to support the new Tomahawk cruise missile system. McKee earned three consecutive Battle Efficiency "E" awards in 1985, 1986 and 1987. In addition to the Battle "E" in 1986, McKee was honored with the Golden Anchor Award for retention excellence and her first Meritorious Unit Commendation.
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