USS Edward J. McKeever Jr.

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).

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.

On 1 September 1919 the fishing steamer went ashore on Sea Flower Reef near Fishers Island, New York.[4]