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USS Laffey

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Mel Gibson Talks USS Laffey

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Laffey

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Wreckage of the USS Laffey (DD-459) Surveyed by R/V Petrel

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YKTV: The USS Laffey's Role at D-Day 1944

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USS Laffey: The Ship that Would Not Die

USS Laffey (DD-724) is an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, which was constructed during 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.