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USS HAILEY (DD-556)

CLASS - FLETCHER As Built.
Displacement 2924 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 376' 5"(oa) x 39' 7" x 13' 9" (Max)
Armament 5 x 5"/38AA, 4 x 1.1" AA, 4 x 20mm AA, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 60,000 SHP; General Electric Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 38 Knots, Range 6500 NM@ 15 Knots, Crew 273.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding. April 11 1942.
Launched March 9 1943 and commissioned September 30 1943.
Decommissioned January 27 1946, recommissioned April 27 1951.
Decommissioned November 3 1960.
Stricken August 1 1973.
To Brazil July 20 1961, renamed Pernambuco.
Fate Sunk as a target circa 1982.
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Hailey 82kArtist's conception of the Hailey as she appeared after original construction by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource.Navy Yard Associates
Hailey 130kUndated, Hailey refueling from the USS ESSex (CV-9) with the USS Enterprise and USS Hornet in the distance.Pieter Bakels
Hailey 94kNPC-1045322 photo dated 1959 but probably taken circa 1951.Don Scott, YNCS (SS) USN (Ret.)
Hailey 92kEntering Norfolk in 1960.Marc Piché
Hailey 35kShips patch.Mike Smolinski
On Brazilian Service
Hailey 80kCirca 1962, location unknown.Robert Hurst
Hailey 65kAs the CT PERNAMBUCO (D 30) at sea, circa 1970. Photo published by Brazilian Navy (BRN).Luiz Cotta, FT3 (Ret BRN)
USS HAILEY DD-556 History
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