Английская Википедия:Andrew McKee
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Шаблон:Infobox military person Rear Admiral Andrew I. McKee (February 17, 1896 – January 24, 1976) was a pioneer in modern submarine design and development. The destroyer Шаблон:USS was named for his maternal great-grandfather, Admiral James F. Schenck.[1] McKee graduated from the United States Naval Academy at the top of his class in navigation and was commissioned an ensign in March 1917.[2] He served with USS Huntington until he severely injured both legs in a fall from the mast in August 1917.[2] He was declared unfit for sea duty, and assigned first to the Naval Academy as a navigation and physics instructor, and then as the supervisory naval constructor at Bethlehem Steel Corporation Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, pending admission to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).[2] In 1921 he received a master's degree in naval architecture from MIT, and was assigned to the Navy Construction Corps.[2]
McKee was assigned to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard following graduation, and then transferred to the New London, Connecticut, submarine base in 1924.[2] McKee became ship type assistant of submarine design for the Navy Bureau of Construction and Repair in Washington from 1926 to 1930, where he directed the design of Шаблон:USS from which evolved the successful fleet submarines of World War II.[3] McKee served as new construction superintendent at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard from 1930 to 1934 and as hull superintendent at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard from 1934 to 1938.[4] In the latter post, he oversaw introduction of the all-welded pressure hull techniques pioneered while building Шаблон:USS.[4]
Captain McKee worked in submarine planning, design and construction as the Design Superintendent of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard from 1938 to 1945, and was awarded a Legion of Merit for his service there.[5] His accomplishments at Portsmouth included receipt of a Letter of Commendation from the Secretary of the Navy for participation in the rescue and salvage of Шаблон:USS in 1939, receipt of the Linnard Foundation award in 1940, and implementation the pressure hull improvements allowing Шаблон:Sclasss to safely dive to Шаблон:Convert, rather than the nominal Шаблон:Convert depth limitation for Шаблон:Sclasss.[6]
In 1945, he joined the staff of Commander Service Force, Pacific Fleet, as senior assistant fleet maintenance officer aboard Шаблон:USS.[5] Mount McKinley was anchored at Kerama Retto, where Captain McKee was given primary responsibility for inspecting ships damaged during the Battle of Okinawa, and deciding which ones should be repaired.[5] He was awarded a Bronze Star, and also a Gold Star in lieu of a second Legion of Merit for this assignment.[5]
Captain McKee was promoted to commodore and took command of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard following VJ-Day.[7] He retired from active duty of July 1, 1947, and was advanced to rear admiral on the basis of his combat decorations.[7] Following retirement, McKee worked as a research and design engineer for the Electric Boat Division of the General Dynamics corporation in Connecticut until 1961 and as a senior technical advisor until 1974.[7] He was awarded the David W. Taylor Medal of the Society of Naval Architects and Engineers in 1956.[7]
He died unexpectedly on January 24, 1976, during surgery in New York City.[7]
Namesake
The submarine tender Шаблон:USS is named for him.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег
<ref>; для сносокproceedingsне указан текст - ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 Alden, John D., CDR USN "Andrew Irwin McKee, Naval Constructor" United States Naval Institute Proceedings June 1979 p. 50
- ↑ Alden, John D., CDR USN "Andrew Irwin McKee, Naval Constructor" United States Naval Institute Proceedings June 1979 pp.51–52
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 Alden, John D., CDR USN "Andrew Irwin McKee, Naval Constructor" United States Naval Institute Proceedings June 1979 p.53
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 5,2 5,3 Alden, John D., CDR USN "Andrew Irwin McKee, Naval Constructor" United States Naval Institute Proceedings June 1979 p.56
- ↑ Alden, John D., CDR USN "Andrew Irwin McKee, Naval Constructor" United States Naval Institute Proceedings June 1979 pp.53–56
- ↑ 7,0 7,1 7,2 7,3 7,4 Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег
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