USS Halyburton is named after William David Halyburton, Jr. he was born on October 2nd, 1924 and died on May 10th, 1945 in Canton, North Carolina he graduated from New Hanover High School situated in Wilmington, North Carolina.
During World War II he put his plans aside to prepare himself for the ministry and joined U.S Navy. Halyburton was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Battle of Okinawa. He is buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was the Petty Officer during the time.
USS HALYBURTON (FFG-40), was named after him.
USS Halyburton was Laid down by the Todd Pacific Shipyards Co. on 26, September 1980 Halyburton was Launched on 13, October 1981 and was Commissioned on 7, January 1984. The Home port for USS Halyburton is Mayport, Florida.
USS Halyburton is Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate Class and is capable of moving the weight of 4,100 tons the length of this ship is 453 ft (138.1 m) for the movement or propulsion of the ship it contains 2 x General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines generating 31 MW through a single shaft and variable pitch propeller contains 2 x Auxiliary Propulsion Units,”0.25 MW” retractable electric “azipods” for maneuvering and docking. USS Halyburton is able to go up to the speed of 29+ knots “54+ km/h” ranging: “9,300 km” at 18 knots (33 km/h).
Combat readiness has earned USS Halyburton 3 Battle ‘E’ awards. On July 21, 1997 USS Halyburton was also one of the guides for USS Constitution as “Old Ironsides” celebrated her 200th birthday.
In 2008, USS Halyburton is docked on her home port at Mayport, Florida and become a part of Destroyer Squadron.
USS Halyburton once again took park in a rescue mission in April of 2009 when Maersk Alabama a United States flagged ship was being held captive by a pirate?s life boat in “Horn of Africa”.
was laid down on 26 September 1980 by the Todd Pacific Shipyards Co., Seattle Division, Seattle, Wash.; launched on 13 October 1981; and commissioned on 7 January 1984. USS HALYBURTON has earned numerous Battle ‘E’ awards for combat readiness.
As of 2008, Halyburton is homeported at NS Mayport, Florida, and is part of Destroyer Squadron 14.
USS Halyburton
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