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'''USS ''McCalla'' (DD-488)''', a [[Gleaves class destroyer|''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]] . |
'''USS ''McCalla'' (DD-488)''', a [[Gleaves class destroyer|''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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− | ''McCalla'' was laid down 15 September 1941 by the [[Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.]], |
+ | ''McCalla'' was laid down 15 September 1941 by the [[Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.]], Kearny, New Jersey; launched 20 March 1942; sponsored by Mary MacArthur (Mrs. [[Arthur MacArthur III|Arthur MacArthur]]), the daughter of R.Adm. McCalla; and commissioned 27 May 1942, Lieutenant Commander W. G. Cooper, in command. |
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+ | ==1942== |
− | During shakedown ''McCalla'' undertook her first war assignment, escorting a New York-bound |
+ | During shakedown ''McCalla'' undertook her first war assignment, escorting a New York-bound convoy from Cape May, New Jersey, 19 July 1942. On 3 August, she formally reported at Norfolk for brief [[antisubmarine]] (ASW) employment along the mid Atlantic coast. Two weeks later she escorted oilers to Aruba and continued on to the Pacific, reporting to Commander, [[South Pacific Area]] (ComSoPac) 28 September at Nouméa. |
− | ''McCalla'' immediately joined in the [[Solomon Islands campaign|campaign for the Solomons]]. On 7 October she Joined Task Force 64 (TF 64), [[Rear Admiral]] [[Norman Scott (admiral)|Norman Scott]]'s [[cruiser]] force, then protecting |
+ | ''McCalla'' immediately joined in the [[Solomon Islands campaign|campaign for the Solomons]]. On 7 October she Joined Task Force 64 (TF 64), [[Rear Admiral]] [[Norman Scott (admiral)|Norman Scott]]'s [[cruiser]] force, then protecting transports carrying supplies and reinforcements to [[United States Marine Corps|marines]] on [[Guadalcanal]]. Ordered to search for and destroy enemy ships and [[landing craft]], the force patrolled primarily north of the island. On the nights of 11 and 13 October, they encountered a Japanese force off Cape Esperance under Rear Admiral [[Aritomo Gotō]] convoying reinforcements to Guadalcanal. In the [[Battle of Cape Esperance|ensuing battle]] both forces accomplished their missions, but the cost to the Japanese was greater. Admiral Gotō was killed, [[heavy cruiser]] [[Japanese cruiser Furutaka|''Furutaka'']] and destroyer [[Japanese destroyer Fubuki|''Fubuki'']] were lost, and heavy cruiser [[Japanese cruiser Aoba|''Aoba'']] was forced to return to Japan for repairs. In addition, as they attempted to rescue survivors the next day, two Japanese destroyers, [[Japanese destroyer Murakumo|''Murakumo'']] and [[Japanese destroyer Natsugumo|''Natsugumo'']], were sunk by aircraft from [[Henderson Field (Guadalcanal)|Henderson Field]]. Admiral Scott's force lost destroyer [[USS Duncan (DD-485)|''Duncan'']] (DD-485), while damage to [[USS Boise (CL-47)|''Boise'']] (CL-47) required navy yard repairs. ''McCalla'' rescued 195<ref>[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/m7/mccalla-ii.htm ''DANFS''] says 197; but [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/d6/duncan-ii.htm the article on ''Duncan''] says 195. The [http://www.destroyerhistory.org/benson-gleavesclass/ussduncan/index.html Destroyer History Foundation page for ''Duncan''] says 160 unwounded survivors plus 35 wounded.</ref> of ''Duncan'''s crew, and captured three Japanese sailors. |
As the [[Guadalcanal campaign|campaign for Guadalcanal]] extended, ''McCalla'''s anti-shipping activities continued. On 2 November, she [[depth charge]]d an area in which submarine contact had been made. On the 25th, she was cruising off [[Tassafaronga Point]] when a number of landing boats were reported maneuvering along the coast; ''McCalla'' destroyed 40 of the Japanese craft. |
As the [[Guadalcanal campaign|campaign for Guadalcanal]] extended, ''McCalla'''s anti-shipping activities continued. On 2 November, she [[depth charge]]d an area in which submarine contact had been made. On the 25th, she was cruising off [[Tassafaronga Point]] when a number of landing boats were reported maneuvering along the coast; ''McCalla'' destroyed 40 of the Japanese craft. |
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+ | ==1943== |
− | During the first half of 1943 ''McCalla'' sailed among the |
+ | During the first half of 1943 ''McCalla'' sailed among the Fiji, New Hebrides, and Solomon Islands performing plane guard, escort and antisubmarine patrol duties. Toward the end of June the [[Battle of New Georgia|New Georgia campaign]] began. ''McCalla'' departed Efate on the 26th to escort troop transports to Rendova Island. On the 30th, after the landings, the force was attacked by Japanese aircraft. As the first wave, [[torpedo plane]]s, pressed in, [[USS McCawley (APA-4)|''McCawley'']] (APA-4) was mortally torpedoed. ''McCalla'''s guns splashed one with two possibles; in the second wave, [[dive bomber]]s, they splashed one and assisted with another kill. She then rescued 98 of ''McCawley'''s crew. |
− | By 5 July, ''McCalla'' was back in the |
+ | By 5 July, ''McCalla'' was back in the New Georgia area to screen the landing of [[Marine Raiders]] at [[Rice Anchorage]]. On the 9th, she took part in the bombardment of [[Munda (Solomon Islands)|Munda]] airfield and then returned to escort and antisubmarine work. |
− | At the end of September ''McCalla'' and [[USS Patterson (DD-392)|''Patterson'']] (DD-392) collided, with serious damage to ''McCalla'''s |
+ | At the end of September ''McCalla'' and [[USS Patterson (DD-392)|''Patterson'']] (DD-392) collided, with serious damage to ''McCalla'''s bow. Temporary repairs were effected at Purvis Bay, Florida Island, before she departed for shipyard repairs at [[Mare Island Naval Shipyard]]. While en route, she rescued 868 survivors of the torpedoed [[troop transport]] [[SS ''Cape San Juan'']]. |
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+ | ==1944 – 1946== |
− | Ready for war duty again by 8 January 1944, ''McCalla'' got underway for the South Pacific. A month later she was at |
+ | Ready for war duty again by 8 January 1944, ''McCalla'' got underway for the South Pacific. A month later she was at Majuro to resume ASW operations and escort assignments in the [[Marshall Islands|Marshalls]]. On 24 April she returned to [[Pearl Harbor]] for [[aircraft carrier]] group exercises and upon her return to Majuro, 30 May, was attached to fast carrier [[TF 58|TF 58]]. Until the end of October she operated as a unit in the fast carrier screen, participating in strikes on the Marianas, Bonins, Palaus, Philippines, Formosa, and Okinawa. |
− | ''McCalla'' returned to escort work 24 October and for the next four months conducted convoys between ports on [[Ulithi]], [[Eniwetok]], [[Pelelieu]], |
+ | ''McCalla'' returned to escort work 24 October and for the next four months conducted convoys between ports on [[Ulithi]], [[Eniwetok]], [[Pelelieu]], Manus, and Leyte. At Leyte in mid-February 1945 she commenced interisland escort duties in the Philippines, extending her range to the Netherlands East Indies in June. Early in July she received her last World War II assignment, mopping-up operations in the western Carolines. |
− | On the 22nd, she got underway for |
+ | On the 22nd, she got underway for Portland, Oregon, arriving 9 August for overhaul preparatory to deactivation. By the end of January 1946 she was en route to Charleston, South Carolina. There she decommissioned 17 May and entered the [[Atlantic Reserve Fleet]]. |
''McCalla'' received 10 [[battle star]]s for World War II service. |
''McCalla'' received 10 [[battle star]]s for World War II service. |
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− | Recommissioned 11 December 1948, ''McCalla'' prepared for transferring to the [[Turkish Navy]]. She took several short cruises up and down the Atlantic coast with a nucleus Turkish crew aboard for training purposes. Then, in the spring of 1949 she sailed for |
+ | Recommissioned 11 December 1948, ''McCalla'' prepared for transferring to the [[Turkish Navy]]. She took several short cruises up and down the Atlantic coast with a nucleus Turkish crew aboard for training purposes. Then, in the spring of 1949 she sailed for Turkey where she decommissioned 29 April 1949, transferred to the Turkish Navy and recommissioned the same day as '''TCG ''Giresun'' (D 345)'''. ''Giresun'' was stricken and scraped in 1973. |
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+ | ==References== |
{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/m7/mccalla-ii.htm}} |
{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/m7/mccalla-ii.htm}} |
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*[http://destroyerhistory.org/benson-gleavesclass/ussmccalla/ USS ''McCalla'' website] at [http://destroyerhistory.org/ Destroyer History Foundation] |
*[http://destroyerhistory.org/benson-gleavesclass/ussmccalla/ USS ''McCalla'' website] at [http://destroyerhistory.org/ Destroyer History Foundation] |
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*[http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-m/dd488.htm history.navy.mil: USS ''McCalla''] |
*[http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-m/dd488.htm history.navy.mil: USS ''McCalla''] |
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Revision as of 17:02, 3 April 2017
USS McCalla (DD-488) | |
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Career (USA) | |
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 |
Struck: | 7 June 1949 |
Career (Turkey) | |
Name: | Giresun |
Acquired: | 29 April 1949 |
Commissioned: | 29 April 1949 |
Struck: | 1973 |
Fate: | Scrapped, 1973 |
General characteristics | |
Class & 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: |
50,000 shp (37 MW); 4 boilers; 2 propellers |
Speed: | 37.4 knots (69 km/h) |
Range: |
6,500 nautical miles at 12 kt (12,000 km at 22 km/h) |
Complement: | 16 officers, 260 enlisted |
Armament: |
5 × 5 in (127 mm) DP guns, 6 × 0.50 in. (12.7 mm) guns, 6 × 20 mm AA guns, 10 × 21 in (53 cm) torpedo tubes, 2 × depth charge tracks |
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 .
McCalla was laid down 15 September 1941 by the Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey; launched 20 March 1942; sponsored by Mary MacArthur (Mrs. Arthur MacArthur), the daughter of R.Adm. McCalla; and commissioned 27 May 1942, Lieutenant Commander W. G. Cooper, in command.
1942
During shakedown McCalla undertook her first war assignment, escorting a New York-bound convoy from Cape May, New Jersey, 19 July 1942. On 3 August, she formally reported at Norfolk for brief antisubmarine (ASW) employment along the mid Atlantic coast. Two weeks later she escorted oilers to Aruba and continued on to the Pacific, reporting to Commander, South Pacific Area (ComSoPac) 28 September at Nouméa.
McCalla immediately joined in the campaign for the Solomons. On 7 October she Joined Task Force 64 (TF 64), Rear Admiral Norman Scott's cruiser force, then protecting transports carrying supplies and reinforcements to marines on Guadalcanal. Ordered to search for and destroy enemy ships and landing craft, the force patrolled primarily north of the island. On the nights of 11 and 13 October, they encountered a Japanese force off Cape Esperance under Rear Admiral Aritomo Gotō convoying reinforcements to Guadalcanal. In the ensuing battle both forces accomplished their missions, but the cost to the Japanese was greater. Admiral Gotō was killed, heavy cruiser Furutaka and destroyer Fubuki were lost, and heavy cruiser Aoba was forced to return to Japan for repairs. In addition, as they attempted to rescue survivors the next day, two Japanese destroyers, Murakumo and Natsugumo, were sunk by aircraft from Henderson Field. Admiral Scott's force lost destroyer Duncan (DD-485), while damage to Boise (CL-47) required navy yard repairs. McCalla rescued 195[1] of Duncan's crew, and captured three Japanese sailors.
As the campaign for Guadalcanal extended, McCalla's anti-shipping activities continued. On 2 November, she depth charged an area in which submarine contact had been made. On the 25th, she was cruising off Tassafaronga Point when a number of landing boats were reported maneuvering along the coast; McCalla destroyed 40 of the Japanese craft.
1943
During the first half of 1943 McCalla sailed among the Fiji, New Hebrides, and Solomon Islands performing plane guard, escort and antisubmarine patrol duties. Toward the end of June the New Georgia campaign began. McCalla departed Efate on the 26th to escort troop transports to Rendova Island. On the 30th, after the landings, the force was attacked by Japanese aircraft. As the first wave, torpedo planes, pressed in, McCawley (APA-4) was mortally torpedoed. McCalla's guns splashed one with two possibles; in the second wave, dive bombers, they splashed one and assisted with another kill. She then rescued 98 of McCawley's crew.
By 5 July, McCalla was back in the New Georgia area to screen the landing of Marine Raiders at Rice Anchorage. On the 9th, she took part in the bombardment of Munda airfield and then returned to escort and antisubmarine work.
At the end of September McCalla and Patterson (DD-392) collided, with serious damage to McCalla's bow. Temporary repairs were effected at Purvis Bay, Florida Island, before she departed for shipyard repairs at Mare Island Naval Shipyard. While en route, she rescued 868 survivors of the torpedoed troop transport SS ''Cape San Juan''.
1944 – 1946
Ready for war duty again by 8 January 1944, McCalla got underway for the South Pacific. A month later she was at Majuro to resume ASW operations and escort assignments in the Marshalls. On 24 April she returned to Pearl Harbor for aircraft carrier group exercises and upon her return to Majuro, 30 May, was attached to fast carrier TF 58. Until the end of October she operated as a unit in the fast carrier screen, participating in strikes on the Marianas, Bonins, Palaus, Philippines, Formosa, and Okinawa.
McCalla returned to escort work 24 October and for the next four months conducted convoys between ports on Ulithi, Eniwetok, Pelelieu, Manus, and Leyte. At Leyte in mid-February 1945 she commenced interisland escort duties in the Philippines, extending her range to the Netherlands East Indies in June. Early in July she received her last World War II assignment, mopping-up operations in the western Carolines.
On the 22nd, she got underway for Portland, Oregon, arriving 9 August for overhaul preparatory to deactivation. By the end of January 1946 she was en route to Charleston, South Carolina. There she decommissioned 17 May and entered the Atlantic Reserve Fleet.
McCalla received 10 battle stars for World War II service.
TCG Giresun (D 345)
Recommissioned 11 December 1948, McCalla prepared for transferring to the Turkish Navy. She took several short cruises up and down the Atlantic coast with a nucleus Turkish crew aboard for training purposes. Then, in the spring of 1949 she sailed for Turkey where she decommissioned 29 April 1949, transferred to the Turkish Navy and recommissioned the same day as TCG Giresun (D 345). Giresun was stricken and scraped in 1973.
Notes
- ↑ DANFS says 197; but the article on Duncan says 195. The Destroyer History Foundation page for Duncan says 160 unwounded survivors plus 35 wounded.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS McCalla (DD-488). |
- USS McCalla website at Destroyer History Foundation
- history.navy.mil: USS McCalla
- navsource.org: USS McCalla
- hazegray.org: USS McCalla
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