
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
DD-459 USS Laffey
- Benson Class Destroyer:
- Displacement: 1620 tons
- Length: 348'2"
- Beam: 35'4"
- Draft: 17'4"
- Speed: 37 knots
- Armament: 4 5"/38, 5x4 21" torpedo tubes
- Complement: 276
- High-pressure super-heated boilers, geared turbines with twin screws, 50,000 h.p.
- Built at Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Francisco, and commissioned 31 March 1942
13 Nov 42; gunfire from BB Hiei at Battle of Guadalcanal
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Last updated:
September 1, 1997