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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
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.
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
- Building a Legacy: One Man’s LEGO Tribute to His Great-Grandfather’s Ship: https://www.patriotspoint.org/news/building-legacy-one-mans-lego-tribute-his-great-grandfathers-ship
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