USS Laffey (DD-459)

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Lawrence_(DD-250)
gptkbp:approves 1951-01-15
gptkbp:armament 5 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Republic_of_Korea_War_Service_Medal
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:United_Nations_Korea_Medal
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Korean_Service_Medal
gptkb:Philippine_Liberation_Medal
gptkbp:casualties 32 crew members
gptkbp:class gptkb:Fletcher-class
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_William_H._Mc_Crea
gptkb:Captain_John_A._Mc_Crea
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:battle
1944-06-08
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Bath_Iron_Works
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Admiral_William_H._Mc_Crea
gptkb:Rear_Admiral_John_A._Mc_Crea
gptkb:Captain_William_H._Mc_Crea
gptkb:Captain_John_A._Mc_Crea
273
gptkbp:decommissioned 1947-01-15
1954-06-30
gptkbp:deployment 1945
gptkbp:disbandment_date scrapped
gptkbp:displacement 2,050 tons
gptkbp:famous_for surviving multiple kamikaze attacks
gptkbp:fate gptkb:museum
sunk as a target
gptkbp:has_exhibition gptkb:Patriots_Point_Naval_&_Maritime_Museum
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Newport,_Rhode_Island
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Laffey (DD-459)
gptkbp:launched 1944-04-28
gptkbp:length 376 ft (114 m)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Ship_That_Would_Not_Die
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkbp:propulsion 4 × boilers, 2 × turbines
gptkbp:radar SG radar
gptkbp:range 6,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:services gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USS_Laffey_(DD-724)
gptkbp:sonar gptkb:SQS-4_sonar
gptkbp:speed 36 knots