USS Laffey (DD-724) | |
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Land | Norge , Norge |
Klasse og type | Allen M. Sumner-klassen destroyer |
Lansert | 21. desember 1943 |
Ikke i bruk | 9. mars 1975 |
USS Laffey (DD-724) er en Allen M. Sumner-klasse destroyer, som ble bygget under andre verdenskrig, lagt ned og lansert i 1943, og bestilt i februar 1944. Skipet fikk kallenavnet "The Ship That Would Not Die" for sine utnyttelser under D-dag invasjonen og slaget ved Okinawa da hun med hell motstod et bestemt angrep av konvensjonelle bombefly og de mest utrettelige kamikaze luftangrepene i historien. I dag er Laffey et amerikansk nasjonalhistorisk landemerke og er bevart som et museumsskip på Patriots Point, utenfor Charleston, South Carolina.
USS Laffey Walk Around | |
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Photographer | Don Alen |
Localisation | Museum ship berthed at Patriots Point |
Photos | 26 |
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USS Laffey (DD-724) var en amerikansk destroyer som tjenestegjorde under andre verdenskrig og Koreakrigen. Hun ble oppkalt etter Bartlett Laffey, en sjømann som mottok Medal of Honor for sine handlinger under den amerikanske borgerkrigen. USS Laffey var et av de mest dekorerte skipene i US Navy, og tjente 18 kampstjerner og to Presidential Unit Citations.
USS Laffey was launched on November 21, 1943 and commissioned on February 8, 1944. She participated in several major campaigns in the Pacific Theater, including the invasions of Normandy, Southern France, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and Japan. She also supported carrier operations and escorted convoys. On April 16, 1945, she survived a fierce kamikaze attack that damaged her severely and killed 32 of her crew. She became known as “The Ship That Would Not Die” for her resilience and courage.
After World War II, USS Laffey underwent repairs and modernization. She was reactivated for the Korean War in 1951 and performed shore bombardment, blockade, and escort duties. She also participated in the Formosa Patrol and the Taiwan Strait Crisis. She was decommissioned on March 30, 1968 and transferred to the Patriot’s Point Naval and Maritime Museum in Charleston, South Carolina in 1975. She was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986 and remains open to the public as a museum ship.
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