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Benson-class destroyer launched October 30, 1941 at Bethlehem Steel Yard, San Francisco
Commissioned March 31, 1942
Sunk November 13, 1942
Resting in “Iron Bottom Sound” off Guadalcanal.
Sumner-class destroyer launched November 21, 1943 at Bath Iron Works, Maine
Commissioned February 8, 1944
Final decommissioning March 9, 1975
Now a museum ship in Mt. Pleasant, SC
Links for Further Reading
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Bath Iron Works
- Bath Iron Works: https://gdbiw.com/contact-us/frequently-asked-questions/
- Ships Built at Bath Iron Works: https://gdbiw.com/who-we-are/ship-list/
Laffey (DD-724)
- Official Navy History: https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/l/laffey-ii.html
- DestroyerHistory.org: https://destroyerhistory.org/sumner-gearingclass/usslaffey/
- Russ Pickett’s History: https://russpickett.com/history/laffey.htm
- Deck Logs in National Archives: https://www.archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy-online#ll
- World War II Battle Illustrations: https://www.laffey.org/Articles/WWIIBattleIllustrations.pdf
Seaman Bartlett Laffey
- Bartlett Laffey: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8199404/bartlett-laffey
- Bartlett Laffey’s Medal of Honor: https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/bartlett-laffey