CHARLESTON, S.C.CHARLESTON, S.C. — “The Ship That Would Not Die” is coming home to South Carolina. The World War II destroyer USS Laffey returns to a berth at the Patriots Point Naval and Maritime ...
MOUNT PLEASANT — About 30 people aboard the floating museum ship Laffey were left stranded Feb. 26 when the gangway of the World War II-era destroyer collapsed. No one was injured, said Matt Tidwell, ...
During the Battle of Okinawa in April 1945, the destroyer USS Laffey was stationed as a radar picket directly in the path of incoming Japanese aircraft. That morning, a massive wave of kamikaze pilots ...