file created: 12/07/02 00:51:31 , last update: 07/26/00
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DD-459 Laffey
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Bristol 1941/01/13
Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco, Cal.
1941/10/30 1942/03/31 1942/11/13
sunk
Namesake: seaman Bartlett Laffey +1901/03/22 earned Medal of Honor onboard gunboat Marmora 1864/03/05 near Yazoo City,Miss.
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     AtlFlt/DesFlot4/DesRon12/DesDiv23/DF at building yard   114 
42/06       joinPac   66 
42/07       escort convoy 4120 from P.H. to Fiji with San Francisco & Ballard   66 
42/08   Watch 18/DesRon12    
42/08/28       Efate - arrived from P.H.   66 
42/09/06 42/09/15   18/DesRon12/DesDiv23     66 
42/09/15     18/DesRon12/DesDiv23 assist Wasp > return to Esp. Santo   66 
42/09/16? 42/09/18   64     66 
42/10/07 42/10/11   64.2/DesRon12 xEsper  
42/10/31 42/11/08   65.4 Guadalcanal reinforcement   81 
42/11/09 42/11/13   67.4 xGuad  
42/11/13     67.4 sunk(IJN - 2 14in, 3? 5in shells, 1 24in torpedo) - 56 KIA, 109 WIA, PUC   66  104 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 3 Battle Stars, PUC
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