USS McCawley (APA-4)

USS McCawley circa 1941–42
History
United States
NameUSS McCawley
NamesakeCharles G. McCawley
BuilderFurness Shipbuilding Company, England
ChristenedSanta Barbara
Acquired26 July 1940
Commissioned11 September 1940
RenamedMcCawley, 29 July 1940
ReclassifiedAP-10 to APA-4, 1 February 1943
Honors and
awards
Five battle stars for World War II service
FateSunk off Guadalcanal, 30 June 1943
General characteristics
Class and typeMcCawley-class attack transport
Displacement9,600 tons (fl)
Length486 ft 6 in (148.29 m)
Beam63 ft 6 in (19.35 m)
Draft25 ft 6 in (7.77 m)
PropulsionSulzer "DR" type drive, no boilers, 2 x propellers, designed shaft 8,000 hp (6,000 kW)
Speed17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph) (sources vary)
Capacity
  • Troops: 88 Officers, 1,207 Enlisted
  • Cargo: 164,561 cu ft (4,659.8 m3)
ComplementOfficers 41, Enlisted 437
Armament

USS McCawley (APA-4) was a McCawley-class attack transport that served with the United States Navy during World War II. Named after Charles G. McCawley, eighth Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, she was the lead ship in her class.

The second McCawley, formerly SS Santa Barbara, was completed in 1928 by the Furness Shipbuilding Company of Haverton Hill-on-Tees, England; she was acquired by the Navy from Grace Lines 26 July 1940, and renamed McCawley (AP-10) 29 July 1940. The ship was commissioned on 11 September 1940. She was reclassified as an attack transport, APA-4, on 1 February 1943.