Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	201k	The story of the ship's namesake, Elijah Hall.		Vernon L Hargrave
	82k	Artist's conception of the Hall 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
	104k	Undated, location unknown. The ship is painted in camouflage Measure 32, Design 1d.		John M. Minicucci, Jr GM1c
	201k	A colorized version of the above image.		Vernon L Hargrave
	113k 196k	The Commissioning dinner menu from July 7 1943.		Vernon L Hargrave
	36k	The USS Hall (DD-583) being hit while engaged in fire support duties during the Iwo Jima landings. Photo from "Untied States Destroyer Operations in World War II" by Theodore Roscoe.		Robert Hurst
	201k 149k 203k 180k 185k 112k 182k 187k 205k 155k 176k 182k 182k 163k 203k 137k 225k 157k 189k 196k	Crew photos from October 1 1945.		Vernon L Hargrave
	75k	Laid up in mothballs at Long Beach, California, date unknown. From left to right are USS Charles J. Badger (DD-657), USS Stemble (DD-644), USS Wiley (DD-597), USS Hudson (DD-475) and USS Hall (DD-583).		Robert Hurst
On Greek Service
	43k	On Greek service, HN Ship "LONCHI", D-56, ex- USS Hall, D-583, dressed in flags, somewhere in the Aegean Sea, date unknown.		Anthony J. Vrailas
	111k	Undated, location unknown.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	104k	Undated, location unknown.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	163k	Undated, location unknown.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	162k	Undated, location unknown.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	58k	Circa 1968, in Valletta harbour, Malta. On Greek service as the Lonchi. Photos by A. & J. Pavia.		Robert Hurst
	224k	The Greek Salamis Naval Base on 31 August 1979. Visible among other ships are the six Greek Fletcher-class destroyers: Kimon (ex-USS Ringgold (DD-500), Nearchos (ex-USS Wadsworth (DD-516), Sfendoni (ex-USS Aulick (DD-569), Aspis (ex-USS Connor (DD-582), Lonchi (ex-USS Hall (DD-583), and Velos (ex-USS Charrette (DD-581). Also visible are the landing ships Nafkratoussa (ex-USS Fort Mandan (LSD-21), Oinoussai (ex-USS Terrell County (LST-1157), and Kos (ex-USS Whitfield County (LST-1169). Photo by PHC C. Pedrick, USN. U.S. DefenseImagery photo VIRIN: photo VIRIN: DN-SC-82-00328.		Robert Hurst
	113k	HNS Lonchi, D-56, ex-USS Hall, DD 583, moored at Souda naval Base, 1995, waiting to be towed for scrapping. Next to her is HNS Ierax, D-31, ex-USS Ebert, DE 768.		Anthony J. Vrailas
	19k	Ship's patch.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy

CDR John Francis Delaney Jr.    Jul 6 1943 - May 19 1944
CDR Laurence Charles Baldauf    May 19 1944 - May 31 1945 (Later RADM)
LCDR John Daly Pye Hodapp Jr.    May 31 1945 - ?

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