 USS McCawley, lead ship of the McCawley class (seen here when still designated AP-10 in 1941/42)
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | McCawley class |
| Builders | Furness Shipbuilding Company, England |
| Operators |  United States Navy |
| Preceded by | Harris class |
| Succeeded by | Heywood class |
| Built | 1928 |
| In service | Commercial: 1928-1940 |
| In commission | Navy: 1940-1946 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Lost | 1 |
| Retired | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | McCawley-class attack transport |
| Displacement | 9,600 tons (fl) |
| Length | 486 ft 6 in (148.29 m) |
| Beam | ~63 ft 6 in (19.35 m) |
| Draft | ~25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 x 8-cylinder 2-cycle Sulzer diesel engines, 2 x propellers, designed shaft horsepower 8,000 |
| Speed | 15-17 knots |
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| Complement | 41 officers, 437 enlisted |
| Armament | McCawley: 4 x 3"/50 caliber dual-purpose guns, 2 x twin 40mm guns, 18 x single 20mm guns. |
The McCawley-class attack transport was a class of US Navy attack transport built in 1928 that saw service in World War II.
Like all attack transports, the purpose of the McCawley-class ships was to transport troops and their equipment to hostile shores in order to execute amphibious invasions. Attack transports carried a substantial number of integral landing craft for making the assault, and were well armed with antiaircraft weaponry to protect themselves and their vulnerable cargo of troops from air attack in the battle zone.