USS McCall (DD-400)

USS McCall (DD-400) underway, circa 1938
History
United States
Name	McCall
Namesake	Edward R. McCall
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation - Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California
Laid down	17 March 1936
Launched	20 November 1937
Commissioned	22 June 1938
Decommissioned	30 November 1945
Stricken	28 January 1947
Identification	DD-400
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Gridley-class destroyer
Displacement	1,500 tons
Length	341 ft 4 in (104.04 m)
Beam	35 ft 5 in (10.80 m)
Draft	14 ft 4 in (4.37 m)
Propulsion	50,000 shp (37,000 kW) Bethlehem geared turbines, 2 screws
Speed	36.5 knots (67.6 km/h; 42.0 mph)
Complement	184
Armament	4 x 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal. guns 16 x 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

The second USS McCall (DD-400) was a Gridley-class destroyer in the United States Navy named after Captain Edward McCall, an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. Launched in 1937, she saw service throughout World War II, including in the Guadalcanal Campaign, Battle of the Philippine Sea, and other battles, earning 9 battle stars for her service. She was struck from the rolls in 1947 scrapped the following year.