Gilligan
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Gilligan may refer to:
- USS Gilligan (DE-508)USS Gilligan (DE-508)USS Gilligan was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy, in addition to other tasks as assigned, such as patrol or radar picket...
, a US Navy destroyer escort - Gilligan (Gilligan's Island), a fictional character in the TV series Gilligan's Island
- Gilligan (surname)Gilligan (surname)Gilligan is a surname, and may refer to:*Amy "Sister" Archer-Gilligan, poisoner*Andrew Gilligan, British journalist*Carol Gilligan, American feminist ethicist and psychologist*Harold Gilligan and Arthur Gilligan, English cricketers...
, people with the surname Gilligan - "Gilligan" is the nickname given a prisoner in a well-known image from the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuseAbu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuseBeginning in 2004, human rights violations in the form of physical, psychological, and sexual abuse, including torture, rape, sodomy, and homicide of prisoners held in the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq came to public attention...
scandal uncovered in 2004.