USS Laffey (DD-724)
USS Laffey (DD-724) in 1964
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| Name: | Laffey |
| Namesake: | Bartlett Laffey |
| Builder: | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down: | 28 June 1943 |
| Launched: | 21 November 1943 |
| Sponsored by: | Ms. Beatrice F. Laffey |
| Commissioned: | 8 February 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 June 1947 |
| Recommissioned: | 26 January 1951 |
| Decommissioned: | 9 March 1975 |
| Struck: | 9 March 1975 |
| Status: | Museum ship berthed at Patriots Point, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
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| Class and type: | Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2,200 long tons (2,200 t) |
| Length: | 376 ft 6 in (114.76 m) |
| Beam: | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Draft: | 15 ft 8 in (4.78 m) |
| Installed power: | 60,000 shp (45,000 kW) |
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| Speed: | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
| Range: | 6,500 nmi (7,500 mi; 12,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement: | 336 |
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USS Laffey
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Laffey in 2007
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| Nearest city | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 32°47′23″N 79°54′28″W / 32.78972°N 79.90778°WCoordinates: 32°47′23″N 79°54′28″W / 32.78972°N 79.90778°W |
| Built | 1943 |
| Architect | Bath Iron Works |
| NRHP Reference # | 83002189 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | 12 April 1983 |
| Designated NHL | 14 January 1986 |
USS Laffey (DD-724) was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer of World War II, laid down and launched in 1943, and commissioned in February 1944. The ship earned the nickname "The Ship That Would Not Die" for her exploits during the D-Day invasion and the battle of Okinawa when she successfully withstood a determined assault by conventional bombers and the most unrelenting kamikaze air attacks in history. Today, Laffey is a U.S. National Historic Landmark and is preserved as a museum ship at Patriots Point, outside Charleston, South Carolina.
Laffey was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Bartlett Laffey. Seaman Laffey was awarded the Medal of Honor for his stand against Confederate forces on 5 March 1864.
Laffey's keel was laid down on 28 June 1943 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine; launched on 21 November; sponsored by Ms. Beatrice F. Laffey, daughter of Seaman Laffey; and commissioned on 8 February 1944, with Commander Frederick Becton in command.
Upon completion of underway training, Laffey visited Washington Navy Yard for one day and departed on 28 February 1944, arriving in Bermuda on 4 March. She returned briefly to Naval Station Norfolk, where she served as a school ship, then headed for New York City to join the screen of a convoy escort bound for England on 14 May. Refueling at Greenock, Scotland, the ship continued on to Plymouth, England, arriving on 27 May.
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