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Halligan

Ship Designation: 
DD-584
Date Lost: 
Monday, March 26, 1945
Mine Explosion near Okinawa
While operating as offshore patrol in support of the Okinawa campaign, Halligan had the misfortune of striking a moored mine which exploded her forward magazines, blowing off the forward section of the ship including the bridge. ... Losing 150 of her 300 man crew in the mishap, order was given to abandon ship. ... The hulk of Halligan remained afloat after being abandoned and drifted aground on a small island where it was battered by surf and Japanese shore batteries.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 140

Name Service Branchsort descending
GM 2c George Nelson USN
F 1c Earl Moriarty USN
F 2c Joseph Opeldopel USN
TM 1c Kenneth Maurer USN
CQM John Mccreary USN
SM 1c Ernest Messier USN
Lt Frank Metzgar USN
MM 2c Stephen Mezynski USN
Sea 1c Vernon Moltz USN
F 1c Ernest Montgomery USN
WT 3c Frederick Morehardt USN
FC 2c Robert Mohler USN
Sea 1c Edmund Molloy USN
MM 2c Mason Mitzel USN
Lt(jg) Dennis Lund USN
Lt(jg) William Martin USN
FC 3c Charles Longmire USN
RT 1c Thomas Loeffel USN
Sea 1c Floyd Lewis USN
Lt Robert Hurlbut USN

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Prepared by CAPT R.O. Strange USN (Ret.)