USS McCawley (APA-4)

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USS McCawley circa 1941–42
History
United States
Name	USS McCawley
Namesake	Charles G. McCawley
Builder	Furness Shipbuilding Company, England
Christened	Santa Barbara
Acquired	26 July 1940
Commissioned	11 September 1940
Renamed	McCawley, 29 July 1940
Reclassified	AP-10 to APA-4, 1 February 1943
Honors and awards	Five battle stars for World War II service
Fate	Sunk off Guadalcanal, 30 June 1943
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	Sulzer "DR" type drive, no boilers, 2 x propellers, designed shaft 8,000 hp (6,000 kW)
Speed	17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph) (sources vary)
Capacity	Troops: 88 Officers, 1,207 Enlisted Cargo: 164,561 cu ft (4,659.8 m3)
Complement	Officers 41, Enlisted 437
Armament	4 x 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber dual-purpose guns 2 x twin Bofors 40 mm guns 18 x single Oerlikon 20 mm cannons.

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.