McCall

CountryUnited States
Ship ClassGridley-Class Destroyer
BuilderBethlehem Fore River Shipyard
Laid Down Date17 Mar 1936
Launch Date20 Nov 1937
Commission Date22 Jun 1938
Decommission Date30 Nov 1945
Displacement1,860 tons standard; 2,219 tons full
Length341 feet
Beam36 feet
Draft13 feet
MachineryBethlehem geared turbines with two screws
Power Output50,000 shaft horsepower
Speed38 knots
Range6,500nm at 12 knots
Crew158
Armament4x5" anti-aircraft, 4x0.5" machine guns, 16x21" torpedo tubes

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McCall Operational Timeline

22 Jun 1938 McCall was commissioned into service.
27 Dec 1942 Escort carriers USS Nassau and USS Altamaha escorted by cruisers USS St. Louis and HMS Achilles with destroyers USS Nicholas, USS McCalla, USS McCall, and USS Craven departed Nouméa, New Caledonia bound for Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides.
30 Dec 1942 Escort carriers USS Nassau and USS Altamaha escorted by cruisers USS St. Louis and HMS Achilles with destroyers USS Nicholas, USS McCalla, USS McCall, and USS Craven arrived at Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides.
30 Nov 1945 McCall was decommissioned from service.




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