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Damaged USS Laffey (DD-459)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Damaged_USS_Laffey_(DD-459)
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:armament
10 × 21 in torpedo tubes
5 × 5 in guns
gptkbp:awards
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
3 battle stars
gptkbp:battle
gptkb:Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkbp:beam
36 ft 1 in
gptkbp:builder
gptkb:Bethlehem_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:commissioned
31 March 1942
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement
276
gptkbp:destroyedBy
Japanese naval gunfire
gptkbp:displacement
1,620 tons
gptkbp:draught
13 ft 2 in
gptkbp:fate
Sunk in action
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Damaged USS Laffey (DD-459)
gptkbp:launched
30 January 1941
gptkbp:length
347 ft 8 in
gptkbp:locationSunk
off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
gptkbp:namedAfter
gptkb:Seaman_Bartlett_Laffey
gptkbp:notableCommander
Commander William E. Hank
gptkbp:notableEvent
Engaged Japanese battleship Hiei
Sank after heavy damage in battle
gptkbp:operator
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion
Geared turbines, 2 shafts
gptkbp:speed
37.5 knots
gptkbp:sunkBy
13 November 1942
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Japanese_submarine_I-19
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7