2026 Spring WorkParty – Friday, 10 April – Saturday, 18 April
2026 USS Laffey Association Reunion in Branson Missouri – April 19-21
2026 Fall WorkParty – Dates to be Announced
Key Anniversaries
Laffey’s keel was laid down on 28 June 1943 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine
Launched on 21 November 1943; sponsored by Ms. Beatrice F. Laffey, daughter of Seaman Bartlett Laffey
Commissioned on 8 February 1944, with Commander Frederick Becton in command.
6 June 1944 D Day Battle of Normandy France
16 April 1945 Kamikaze Attack in WWII.
Decommissioned 9 March 1975