Description: USS McKEE was the third EMORY S. LAND - class submarine tender and most likely was the last submarine tender built for the US Navy. During her 18 years of service the McKEE was awarded the following awards: the Battle E (4 awards), the Meritorious Unit Commendation (3 awards), the Golden Anchor Award, and the Southwest Asia Service Medal.
USS McKEE was decommissioned on October 1, 1999, and is currently held in reserve at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va. |