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USS Halyburton (FFG-40), an Oliver Hazard Perry -class frigate, is a ship of the United States Navy named for Pharmacist's Mate Second Class William D. Halyburton, Jr. (1924–1945). Halyburton was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism while serving with the 5th Marines, during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945.
Halliburton. Halliburton Company is an American multinational corporation and the world's second largest oil service company which is responsible for most of the world's largest fracking operations. [6] It employs approximately 55,000 people through its hundreds of subsidiaries, affiliates, branches, brands, and divisions in more than 70 ...
2–8 × single 20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 AA guns. SS Richard Halliburton was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Richard Halliburton, an American traveler, adventurer, and author.
Seagoing cowboys livestock ship c. 1946-47, to U.S. Navy as signals intelligence collection ship Georgetown (AG-165) 1962, scrapped 1971 SS Robert Watchorn: Robert Watchorn: 2941 standard 23 May 1944: 27 June 1944: Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968 SS Robert Wickliffe: Robert Wickliffe: 1842 standard 18 November 1943: 9 December 1943
lecturer. Period. 1925–1938. Subject. Travel literature, adventure, exploration. Signature. Richard Halliburton (January 9, 1900 – presumed dead after March 24, 1939) was an American travel writer and adventurer who swam the length of the Panama Canal and paid the lowest toll in its history—36 cents in 1928. [ 1 ]
USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group underway in the Atlantic USS Constitution under sail for the first time in 116 years on 21 July 1997 The United States Navy has approximately 470 ships in both active service and the reserve fleet; of these approximately 50 ships are proposed or scheduled for retirement by 2028, while approximately 90 new ships are in either the planning and ordering ...
Dresser Industries. Dresser Industries was a multinational corporation headquartered in Dallas, Texas, United States, which provided a wide range of technology, products, and services used for developing energy and natural resources. In 1998, Dresser merged with its main rival Halliburton. [1] Halliburton sold many of former Dresser non "oil ...
Missouri (BB-63), famous for being the ship on which the Japanese instrument of surrender was signed, was the last battleship in the world to be decommissioned on 31 March 1992. Seven of these ten ships are still in existence. South Dakota,Washington and Indiana were scrapped, but the remainder are now museum ships.