USS McCalla (DD-488)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS McCalla.
USS McCalla (DD-488), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Bowman H. McCalla, who served during the Spanish–American War and would eventually attain the rank of rear admiral.
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United States | |
Name | McCalla |
Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
Laid down | 15 September 1941 |
Launched | 20 March 1942 |
Commissioned | 27 May 1942 |
Decommissioned | 29 April 1949 |
Fate | To Turkish Navy 29 April 1949 |
Stricken | 7 June 1949 |
Turkey | |
Name | Giresun |
Acquired | 29 April 1949 |
Commissioned | 29 April 1949 |
Stricken | 1973 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1973 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Gleaves-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,630 tons |
Length | 348 ft 3 in (106.15 m) |
Beam | 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m) |
Draft | 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 37.4 knots (69 km/h) |
Range | 6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 16 officers, 260 enlisted |
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