Laffey

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Destroyer
gptkbp:armament 10 × 20 mm guns
12 × 40 mm guns
5 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
11 × 20 mm guns
gptkbp:beam 39 ft (12 m)
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Bath_Iron_Works
gptkbp:class Gearing-class destroyer
gptkbp:commissioned 1944
1944-05-31
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Patriots_Point_Naval_&_Maritime_Museum
gptkbp:decommissioned 1975
1975-01-01
gptkbp:displacement 2,500 tons
gptkbp:draft 13 ft (4.0 m)
gptkbp:fate Museum ship
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Charleston,_South_Carolina
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Laffey
gptkbp:launched 1944
1944-01-01
gptkbp:length 376 ft (114 m)
gptkbp:nickname The Ship That Would Not Die
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
Survived kamikaze attacks
Kamikaze_attacks
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:sister_ship USS Waller
USS McCloy
USS Wren
USS McGowan
gptkbp:speed 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
gptkbp:status Preserved as a museum ship