USS MCKEAN (DD 784)

USS MCKEAN (DD-784) was a Gearing-class destroyer commissioned by the United States Navy in 1945. She served with distinction in the Pacific during the final months of World War II and participated in the Korean War, providing naval gunfire support and screening for carrier task forces. Throughout the Cold War, USS MCKEAN was active in various operations, including deployments to the Western Pacific and support missions during the Vietnam War. After decades of service, she was decommissioned in 1981 and later transferred to the Turkish Navy, where she served as TCG Iskenderun.