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USS Laffey (DD-724) is an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer constructed during World War II, laid down and launched in 1943, and commissioned in February 1944.She was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Seaman Bartlett Laffey, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his stand against the Confederate States of America on 5 March 1864.
Made a commander on November 1, Becton was the commanding officer of USS Laffey during the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. The ship was struck by an 8-inch shell, which did not explode. [9] Laffey broke up an attack by German E-boats on June 12 and bombarded Cherbourg on June 25.
Sunk by collision with USS Laffey (DD-724). PC-1129: Off Luzon, P.I. 31 January 1945: Sunk by Japanese suicide boat. PC-1261: Off Utah Beach, Normandy, France 6 June 1944: Sunk by German coast artillery. PC-1603: 26 May 1945: Damaged by kamikaze and later scuttled. SC-521
A number of Allied ships were damaged by Japanese suicide air attacks during World War II.Many of these attacks were by the kamikaze (officially Shinpū Tokubetsu Kōgekitai, "Divine Wind Special Attack Unit"), using pilot-guided explosive missiles, purpose-built or converted from conventional aircraft, by the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific ...
USS Thompson minor damage in the vicinity of the bridge after an air burst and near misses from a shore battery at Songjin, North Korea, 13 casualties, 20 August 1952. USS Competent (AM-316) superficial damage and lost sweep gear after a shrapnel near miss from a shore battery at Pkg. 4-5, no casualties, 27 August 1952.
USS Laffey DD-724 28 June 1943 21 November 1943 8 February 1944 30 June 1947 Preserved as memorial and berthed at Patriot's Point, Charleston, South Carolina 26 January 1951 9 March 1975 USS O'Brien DD-725 12 July 1943 8 December 1943 25 February 1944 4 October 1947 Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise, 12 January 1972
USS Adams ex DD-739 United States: Destroyer minelayer (converted destroyer) Damaged 27 March 1945 26°17'N, 127°40'E Cressman, p 649 DANFS: USS Adams ex DD-739 United States: Destroyer minelayer (converted destroyer) Damaged 31 March 1945 26°12'N, 127°08'E Cressman, p 652 DANFS: SS Alcoa Pioneer United States: Type C1-B cargo ship Damaged
USS Laffey may refer to: USS Laffey (DD-459) , a Benson -class destroyer lost during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 1942 USS Laffey (DD-724) , an Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer built in 1943; served at least into 1975