ARCHITECT - John H Wells

BUILT BY - John H. Mathis Co., Camden, NJ

REGISTRY NO. - 268,629

HULL NO. - 206

IN SERVICE - May 1, 1955

COST - $1,426,000

LENGTH - 129 ft. 3 in.

DRAFT - 9 ft.

DEPTH - 14 ft. 3 in.

BEAM - 30 ft.

SPEED - 16kts.

HEIGHT - 50 ft.

GROSS TONNAGE - 330

NET TONNAGE - 224

ENGINES - Two – Eight cylinder, 1,000 HP Enterprise Diesels

PROPULSION - Direct Drive

PROPELLERS - Two - Bronze, four - blade - Diameter 58 in., Pitch 60 in.

FUEL - Capacity: 7,600 gallons on No. 2 diesel oil

AUXILIARIES - Two -3 cylinder GM Diesels connected to 2 – 50 KW, 230 V, AC generators for ship service use underway. All auxiliaries operate while at berth from shore connections supplying 220 Volts, AC 60 cycle 4 wire, 3 phase

AIR COMPRESSORS - Driven by Buds Lanova Diesel, Worthington Pump, supplies 230 cu. ft. per minute at 125 lbs.

HEATING SYSTEMS - Steam Boiler. Fully automated oil burning equipment supplies from main fuel tanks. Space heaters in the engine room and convectors throughout remainder of vessel

ANCHOR - 600 lb. Navy Type Stockless, 60 Fathom chain, self tiring locker

PUMPING ENGINES - Two - 6 cylinder, 1,000 HP Enterprise Diesels

PUMPS - Four - centrifical Worthington pumps - double suction, tandem arranged for series and parallel operation. Total capacity: 19,000 GPM at 150 lbs.

MONITORS - Four - manually operated Greenburg monitors and one monitor on the tower. One - bow pipe, 5” tip, McIntyre monitor

HOSE MANIFOLDS - Two 1 each set in froward and aft bulkhead 8 outlets each, 3-1/2” and independently gated

HOSE REELS - Two - 3-1/2” reels with 19 lengths forward and 28 lengths aft. One - 2-1/2” reel with 30 lengths. One - 1-3/4” reel with 6 lengths

EQUIPMENT - In addition to a full compliment of standard fighting tools, the McKean carries a complete range of charts of New York Harbor and vicinity. Decca radar, 1/4 to 48 miles enables the McKean to respond in any kind of weather and to enter areas obscured by smoke. Raytheon depth finder, Department fire traffic radio, VHF marine band radio, 800 MHZ command mobile radio, Portable radios for Department and VHF bands. Liquid foam and equipment, Oxy-Acetylene cutting torch, air and gas powered chain saws, 4 pneumatic hammers with chisels and bits, 8 Scott air-packs, 2 Homelite  dewatering pumps. A Boston Whaler with a 15 hp, launched by David, a avon inflatable with a 9 hp, Rescue Harnesses, Decupad Thermal Recovery Capsule, Switlik Rescue Platform, 4 Sterns Exposure Suits, 1 Stern Dry Suit, Standard First Responder Lifesaving Equipment. Fire Power Electric Lighting and Power Supply.