It was a Gridley-class destroyer named in honor of War of 1812 hero Edward R. McCall. He commanded the brig USS Enterprise in its battle with the British brig HMS Boxer on September 5, 1813, off the coast of Maine after his commander had been mortally wounded.
Launched in 1937, she saw action throughout World War II including at Guadalcanal, Battle of Philippine Sea and others, earning nine Battle Stars in her career. She was struck from the rolls in 1947 and scrapped the following year.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Length: 341 feet 4 inches
Beam: 35 feet 5 inches
Depth: 14 feet 4 inches
Speed: 35 knots
Complement: 184
Armament:
Four 5-inch guns
Sixteen 21-inch torpedo tubes
--GreGen
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