USS McCawley (DD-276)

USS McCawley (DD-276), at anchor during the early 1920s.
History
United States
NameMcCawley
NamesakeCharles McCawley
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum Victory Yard
Laid down5 November 1918
Launched14 June 1919
Commissioned22 September 1919
Decommissioned1 April 1930
Stricken13 August 1930
Identification
FateSold for scrap, 2 September 1931
General characteristics
Class & typeClemson-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 1,290 long tons (1,311 t) (standard)
  • 1,389 long tons (1,411 t) (deep load)
Length314 ft 4 in (95.8 m)
Beam30 ft 11 in (9.42 m)
Draught10 ft 3 in (3.1 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts, 2 steam turbines
Speed35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) (design)
Range2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (design)
Complement6 officers, 108 enlisted men
Armament

USS McCawley (DD-276) was a Clemson-class destroyer built for the United States Navy during World War I. She was armed with 4 × 4 inch and 2 × 1 pounder guns. She was commissioned on 22 September 1919, served with the Pacific Fleet for 3 years and was laid up on 7 June 1922. McCawley was recommissioned on 27 September 1923, again serving in the Pacific, and decommissioned in 1930 before being sold for scrap.

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