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USS HALL (DD-583)

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 Boston Navy Yard. April 16 1942.
Launched July 18 1942 and commissioned July 6 1943.
Decommissioned December 10 1946.
Stricken September 1 1975.
To Greece February 9 1960, renamed Lonchi.
Stricken October 10 1990.
Fate scrapped in 1997 at Aliaga, Turkey
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Hall 82kArtist'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
Hall 104kUndated, location unknown. The ship is painted in camouflage Measure 32, Design 1d.John M. Minicucci, Jr GM1c
On Greek Service
Hall 43kOn 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
Hall 58kCirca 1968, location unknown. On Greek service as the Lonchi.Robert Hurst
Hall 113kHNS 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
USS HALL DD-583 History
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