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USS HALLIGAN (DD-584)

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. November 9 1942.
Launched March 19 1943 and commissioned August 19 1943.
Fate Struck mine off Okinawa and sank March 26 1945.
162 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on duty.
In 1958 the remains of the ship were donated to the Ryukyus Islands for scrap.
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Halligan 82kArtist's conception of the Halligan 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
Halligan 94kAt sea in wartime camouflage. The ship is painted in camouflage Measure 32, Design 1d.Shawn C. Morse
Halligan 110kOn March 26 1945 Haligan was headed south from Okinawa for independent patrol when she stuck a mine which detonated beneath her forward magazines. PC-1128 and LSMR-94 took aboard the survivors. Halligan then drifted for 12 miles before pilling up on a reef off Tokashiki Island. This is an aerial view as she rests on the reef.Shawn C. Morse
Halligan 90kA closer view of her resting bow first on the reef.Shawn C. Morse
Halligan 127kA closeup of the destruction to the forward section of the Halligan.Shawn C. Morse
Halligan 70kAnother closeup of the destruction.Shawn C. Morse
USS HALLIGAN DD-584 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Henry Ohlan
Address: 458 Liberty St., Pawcatuck, CT 06379
Phone: (860) 599-8063
E-mail: None

Note About Contacts.

The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Tin Can Sailors Website
Destroyer History Foundation
Destroyers Online Website
Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website

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