USS McCall (DD-28)

History
United States
Name	McCall
Namesake	Captain Edward McCall awarded Congressional Gold Medal
Builder	New York Shipbuilding Company, Camden, New Jersey
Cost	$683,944.76[1]
Laid down	9 June 1909
Launched	4 June 1910
Sponsored by	Miss Jessie Willits
Commissioned	23 January 1911
Decommissioned	12 December 1919
Stricken	28 June 1934
Identification	Hull symbol:DD-28 Code letters:NJW
Fate	Transferred to United States Coast Guard
United States
Name	McCall
Acquired	7 June 1924[2]
Commissioned	17 June 1925[2]
Decommissioned	20 December 1929[2]
Identification	Hull symbol:CG-14
Fate	Returned to United States Navy, 18 October 1930[2] and scrapped in 1934
General characteristics [3]
Class and type	Paulding-class destroyer
Displacement	742 long tons (754 t) normal 887 long tons (901 t) full load
Length	293 ft 10 in (89.56 m)
Beam	27 ft (8.2 m)
Draft	8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) (mean)[5]
Installed power	12,000 ihp (8,900 kW)
Propulsion	4 × boilers 3 × Parsons Direct Drive Turbines 3 × shafts
Speed	29.5 kn (33.9 mph; 54.6 km/h) 30.66 kn (35.28 mph; 56.78 km/h) (Speed on Trial)[5]
Complement	4 officers 78 enlisted[4]
Armament	5 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber guns 6 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes (3 × 2)

USS McCall (DD-28) was a Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated CG-14. She was the first ship named for Edward McCall.

McCall was laid down on 8 June 1909 by the New York Shipbuilding Company, Camden, New Jersey, launched on 4 June 1910, sponsored by Miss Jessie Willits, and commissioned on 23 January 1911.