Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
APA-4 USS McCawley
- McCawley class Attack Transport:
- Displacement: 9,600 tons
- Length: 586'6"
- Beam: 63'6"
- Draft: 25'6"
- Speed: 17 knots
- Armament: 1 5", 4 3"
- Complement: 304
- Capacity: 3,991 DWT cargo; 33 LCVP; 2-4 LCM(3); 1,650-1900 troops
- Built at Furness Shipbuilding Co., Haverton Hill-on-the Tees, England in 1928; acquired by the Navy 26 July 1940 and commissioned 11 September 1940 as AP-10
- Converted to Attack Transport (APA-4) in February 1943
30 June 1943; struck by Japanese aerial torpedo off Rendova, McCawley was torpedoed and sunk by US PT-boats while under tow.
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Last updated:
July 17, 1999
