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162 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on duty. | Click On Image For Full Size Image |
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| 82k | Artist'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 | |
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94k | At sea in wartime camouflage. The ship is painted in camouflage Measure 32, Design 1d. | Shawn C. Morse | |
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110k | On 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 | |
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90k | A closer view of her resting bow first on the reef. | Shawn C. Morse | |
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127k | A closeup of the destruction to the forward section of the Halligan. | Shawn C. Morse | |
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70k | Another closeup of the destruction. | Shawn C. Morse | |
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.
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