Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
United States Navy — Destroyer escort

USS Halloran

Evarts-class destroyer escort

USS Halloran
Unknown author — U.S. Navy photo NH 83890 — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons Plate The U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS Halloran (DE-305) off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Califronia (USA), on 7 June 1944.

Service

  1. United States Navy as USS Halloran27 May 1944 — 2 November 1945463 days of the war
Evarts-class destroyer escort Particulars
Name
USS Halloran
Builder
Mare Island Navy Yard
Laid down
21 June 1943
Launched
14 January 1944
Commissioned
27 May 1944
Decommissioned
2 November 1945
Struck
28 November 1945
Fate
Sold for scrapping, 7 March 1947 (1947)
Status
Scrapped

Specifications

Displacement, standard
1,140 long tons (1,158 t)
Length
88.09 m (289 ft)
Beam
10.67 m (35 ft)
Draught
2.44 m (8 ft)
Speed
21 knots (38.9 km/h, 24.2 mph)
Complement
156
Main gun
76 mm (3 in)

USS Halloran was a Evarts-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy. Mare Island Navy Yard laid her keel on 21 June 1943. Launched on 14 January 1944, she entered service on 27 May 1944.

She was one of 67 ships of her class. The class followed the N/A and was succeeded by the Buckley-class destroyer escort.

She displaced 1,140 long tons. She measured 88.1 m (289 ft) long with a beam of 10.7 m (35 ft). Her designed speed was 21 knots, and she carried a complement of 156. Her main battery was of 76 mm (3.0 in) calibre.

She was in commission for 463 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 2 November 1945. She was struck from the register on 28 November 1945.

She was broken up for scrap on 7 March 1947.

Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.

Armament and machinery

Armament and machinery
Propulsion
  • 4 × General Motors Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6000 shp
  • 2 screws
Armament
  • 3 × single 3"/50 Mk.22 dual purpose guns
  • 1 × quad 1.1"/75 Mk.2 AA gun
  • 9 × 20 mm Mk.4 AA guns
  • 1 × Hedgehog Projector Mk.10 (144 rounds)
  • 8 × Mk.6 depth charge projectors
  • 2 × Mk.9 depth charge tracks

Sister ships

42 more in the class

Sources

  • Facts harvested from USS Halloran on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.
  • Photograph: Unknown author — U.S. Navy photo NH 83890 — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons