USS Laffey (DD-724)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:armament 10 × 21 in torpedo tubes
11 × 20 mm AA guns
12 × 40 mm AA guns
2 × depth charge tracks
6 × depth charge projectors
5 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
5 battle stars (WWII)
2 battle stars (Korean War)
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkbp:beam 40 ft
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Bath_Iron_Works
gptkbp:commissioned 8 February 1944
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement 336
gptkbp:decommissioned 9 March 1975
gptkbp:displacement 2,200 tons
gptkbp:draught 14.3 ft
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Charleston,_South_Carolina
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Laffey (DD-724)
gptkbp:hullNumber DD-724
gptkbp:laidDown 28 June 1943
gptkbp:launched 21 November 1943
gptkbp:length 376.5 ft
gptkbp:location gptkb:Patriots_Point_Naval_&_Maritime_Museum
gptkb:Mount_Pleasant,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:mediaAppearance Featured in History Channel's 'Dogfights'
Featured in Smithsonian Channel's 'Combat Ships'
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Seaman_Bartlett_Laffey
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Ship_That_Would_Not_Die
gptkbp:notableEvent Survived intense kamikaze attack at Okinawa
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:preservedIn National Historic Landmark
gptkbp:propulsion 2 geared steam turbines
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USS_Allen_M._Sumner_(DD-692)
gptkb:USS_Moale_(DD-693)
gptkbp:speed 34 knots
gptkbp:status gptkb:ship
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Patriots_Point_Naval_&_Maritime_Museum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5