Standby For Completely New USS McKee As-41 Website!
Iam in the process of completely rebuilding the USS McKee As-41 website with many new features. Some of these new features will be live chat, forums, polling and more...
I expect to re-launch the USS McKee As-41 website on or about 15 July. Possibly sooner. The creation of the new website is progressing well. What I expected to be the most difficult part of the project was the migration of the crews log database. I have now completed that process ahead of schedule [and under budget :) ]. I have advanced the completion date by two weeks from 1 August as a result. However, until the new site can me launched I have had to stop all new registrations and editing by existing members. I apologize for this but it was necessary. I will keep you updated here as I progress and the launch date is finalized.
Ray Plumlee
Here former Crew Members of the USS Mckee AS-41 can come together and meet with old and new shipmates. This web site is for Officers, Chief Warrant Officers, Chief Petty Officer's, Petty Officers and other Enlisted personnel who were stationed aboard the USS McKee AS-41. It is for those who are still on active duty, in the Reserve, Retired or those that completed their active service.
Milestone Alert: On July 27th USS Mckee AS-41 alumni are celebrating the 28th anniversary of the setting of the first watch aboard the Mckee when the US Navy took possession of the ship from Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company on 27 July 1981.
Milestone Alert: USS Mckee AS-41 alumni are celebrating their 28th anniversary of the commissioning of the Mckee on the 15th of August 1981. Happy anniversary Mckee Plankowners!
Discuss Having A USS Mckee AS-41 Reunion
Well it's time to get serious about a reunion for the USS Mckee AS-41. Below is where the new Reunion Message Board will display the latest postings. Now is the time for those of you interested in a reunion start becoming an activist by contributing your ideas, suggestions, tips etc.
Discuss Reunion > > >
Title: correction
Author: Norm, Flint MI Added: July 1, 2009
Read Posting had too many oat sodas the night i posted about the reunion... Is the McKee still berthed at Portsmouth Naval ShipYard in Norfolk? (not Newport News)whereever shes at she deserves the respect of everyone that stepped across the quarterdeck to meet at that same spot... thats what i think, or maybe that old loveboat doesnt deserve it.
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Title: Looking for De-Com crew members
Author: Mr3 Mac, Flint Michigan Added: June 29, 2009
Read Posting This is (Mac) R-2/31A De-Com I want to get ahold of some butholes from the MACHINE SHOP Kenny Henry HAYES Stewart SquishKitty ... email me... mr3p245@yahoo.com also sperry need not reply but Vitko Slover Culpepper Chief Manililli Sr. Chief Santos Mr1 Hudson Ret. Moser... ard need not reply... last but not my best friend Haugan... lets have the reunion where she makes birth in Norfolk (newport news)
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Title: Reunion Site Poll
Author: Ken Hoss, Arlington, TX Added: June 28, 2009
Read Posting As soon as Ray gets the site updated, and the polling app is up, I will create a poll to see where we should hold the reunion.
So far the suggestions I have received, and the ones posted already are:
Seattle
Norfolk
San Diego
If there are any other suggestions, please send them to me at: khoss2@tx.rr.com and I will include them in the poll when it is available.
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Title: Reunion
Author: Kenneth Hoss, Arlington, TX Added: June 24, 2009
Read Posting Let's get a consensus on having the reunion in Norfolk.
If you think the reunion should be in Norfolk,send e-mail to:
khoss2@tx.rr.com
I have been looking into it, and have the number for the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility at Naval Station Norfolk. I called the other day and had to leave a voicemail. I will try again tomorrow during their regular hours. Once I have more details on the dispostion, I will post them here.
Again, please e-mail me with your suggestions so that I can forward them to the other committee members.
Thanks
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Title: NORFOLK
Author: Deb, Michigan Added: June 24, 2009
Read Posting I agree, the gathering should be where the ship is.
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Title: finding shipmates
Author: Lil Red, Fulton, KS Added: June 22, 2009
Read Posting Sandy Lamm and I are getting a hold of people that we worked with in the S-3 division. We found 4 so far. I thought maybe people could work on finding the people in their division. San Diego or Seattle would be ok with me. Any S-3 Divison people out there email me
davejulie10@hotmail.com
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Title: reunion
Author: Kevin Ryan, Marlboro Mass Added: June 21, 2009
Read Posting whenever this is to take place,please let me know when its going to happen,i was a plankowner would love to see some old dhipmates,and as far as ideas go,seattle would be great,san diego would be great,
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Title: Norfolk????
Author: Rich Hulme, Aurora New York Added: June 21, 2009
Read Posting Why not have it where the Mckee is now??
If anybody has alot of pull maybe a tour or a last STEEL BEACH PICNIC?? If someone lives down there look into campgrounds or Navy Lodge.
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Title: Another Location Idea
Author: Sherry Moell, Aurora, Colorado Added: June 17, 2009
Read Posting might be Seattle. I know a lot of us reported to the ship while it was still in Seattle. I haven't been back there in about 4 years, so don't know about costs, but I just thought I'd throw it out as another option.
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Title: Reunion Ideas
Author: Larry, Santee CA Added: June 17, 2009
Read Posting I attended last Sep USS Hector AR-7 reunion in Rapid City SD and thought I'd just share what we did. First of all, we got a great hotel deal at the Ramkota hotel for $80/night. Don't know if anywhere in SD could match prices like that for those who don't live here. They also provided a hospitality suite where we put lots of ships memoribilia from our ship's historian and served pastry and bevreges for those not attending tours. The reunion was 1st day: registration and get aquainted, 2nd day 6 hr bus tour Mt Rushmore, 3rd day 7 hr bus tour Crazy horse, 4th day 6 hr bus tour Wall drug and surrounding areas with an evening banquet. Last day was a memorial service honoring all fallen shipmates. The banquet was $25 and each tour was around the same price. San Diego is so much more expensive (I know as I live here!) and am open to all suggestions! Another one of my ship's White Plains AFS-4 reunion was here in SD and all we were offered was a Padre game, Midway museum etc.
These are just offered as food for thought.
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Go here for some historical information about the USS McKee AS-41.
Our list of crew members now contains
595
former crew members who have signed up. To see the list Go here.
This web site is intended for former McKee Crew members to be able to sign up in our Crews Log, use our Locator Service, engage in a little chat in our Chat Room or view our photo album and even contribute your own favorite photos. New services will be added as time goes by.
Ray Plumlee
LCDR, USN (Ret.)
(Mckee R-1 Division Officer 81 - 83)
Plank Owner
Webmaster
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