The USS Macaw (ASR-11) was a Chanticleer-class submarine rescue ship in the United States Navy. Macaw was laid down 15 October 1941 by the Moore Dry Dock Co., Oakland, California; launched 12 July 1942; sponsored by Miss Valnessa Easton of Berkeley, Calif.; and commissioned the same day, Lt. Comdr. P. W. Burton in command. Macaw was sunk at Midway Island on 12 February 1944 while attempting to rescue USS Flier (SS-250) that had run aground, 16 January 1944. During the sinking her commanding officer Paul Burton and four crewmen were killed after abandoning ship during a storm.