USS McCawley (DD-276)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS McCawley.
USS McCawley (DD-276) was a Clemson-class destroyer built for the United States Navy during World War I. She was armed with 4 × 4 inch and 2 × 1 pounder guns. She was commissioned on 22 September 1919, served with the Pacific Fleet for 3 years and was laid up on 7 June 1922. McCawley was recommissioned on 27 September 1923, again serving in the Pacific, and decommissioned in 1930 before being sold for scrap.
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USS McCawley (DD-276), at anchor during the early 1920s. | |
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Name | McCawley |
Namesake | Charles McCawley |
Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum Victory Yard |
Laid down | 5 November 1918 |
Launched | 14 June 1919 |
Commissioned | 22 September 1919 |
Decommissioned | 1 April 1930 |
Stricken | 13 August 1930 |
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Fate | Sold for scrap, 2 September 1931 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Clemson-class destroyer |
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Length | 314 ft 4 in (95.8 m) |
Beam | 30 ft 11 in (9.42 m) |
Draught | 10 ft 3 in (3.1 m) |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 steam turbines |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) (design) |
Range | 2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (design) |
Complement | 6 officers, 108 enlisted men |
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