USS Laffey (DD-459)
USS Laffey alongside another U.S. Navy ship, while at sea in the South Pacific on 4 September 1942 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Laffey |
| Namesake | Bartlett Laffey |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California |
| Laid down | 13 January 1941 |
| Launched | 30 October 1941 |
| Commissioned | 31 March 1942 |
| Identification | DD-459 |
| Fate | Sunk at the Battle of Guadalcanal, 13 November 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Benson-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,620 long tons (1,650 t) |
| Length | 347 ft 10 in (106.02 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m) |
| Speed | 37.5 kn (69.5 km/h; 43.2 mph) |
| Complement | 208 |
| Armament |
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USS Laffey (DD-459) was a Benson-class destroyer of the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first destroyer named for Seaman Bartlett Laffey. She was lost in action on 13 November 1942.