Allied Warships

USS Halligan (DD 584)

Destroyer of the Fletcher class

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Fletcher
Pennant	DD 584
Built by	Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.)
Ordered	9 Sep 1940
Laid down	9 Nov 1942
Launched	19 Mar 1943
Commissioned	19 Aug 1943
Lost	26 Mar 1945
Loss position	26° 10'N, 127° 30'E

History	USS Halligan (Lt.Cdr. Edward Thomas Grace, USN) sank after striking a mine off south-west Okinawa in position 26º10'N, 127º30'E. 162 of her crew were lost with the ship. In 1958 the remains of the ship were donated to the Ryukyus Islands for scrap.

Commands listed for USS Halligan (DD 584)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt.Cdr. Clarence Edward Cortner, USN	19 Aug 1943	Mar 1945
2	Lt.Cdr. Edward Thomas Grace, USN	Mar 1945	26 Mar 1945

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Notable events involving Halligan include:

3 Dec 1943
Around 1500 hours, USS Iowa (Capt. J.L. McCrea, USN) and her escort, was joined by ComDesRon 51; USS Hall (Cdr. J.F. Delaney, Jr., USN), USS Halligan (Cdr. C.E. Cortner, USN) and USS Macomb (Cdr. J.C. South, USN).

11 Dec 1943
Around 2230 hours USS Hall (Cdr. J.F. Delaney, Jr., USN), USS Halligan (Cdr. C.E. Cortner, USN) and USS Macomb (Cdr. J.C. South, USN) took over the escort of USS Iowa (Capt. J.L. McCrea, USN) from USS Ellyson (Lt.Cdr. E.W. Longton, USN), USS Rodman (Cdr. J.F. Foley, USN) and USS Emmons (Lt.Cdr. E.B. Billingsley, USN) which were then detached.

13 Dec 1943
Around 1715 hours USS Halsey Powell (Cdr. W.T. McGarry, USN), USS Marshall (Cdr. J.D. McKinney, USN), USS Wadleigh (Cdr. W.C. Winn, USN) took over the escort of USS Iowa (Capt. J.L. McCrea, USN) from USS Hall (Cdr. J.F. Delaney, Jr., USN), USS Halligan (Cdr. C.E. Cortner, USN) and USS Macomb (Cdr. J.C. South, USN) which were then detached.