USS Laffey

USS Laffey is an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer constructed during World War II, laid down and launched in 1943, and commissioned in February 1944. She was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Seaman Bartlett Laffey, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his stand against Confederate forces during the Civil War.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: 1943 Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
  • Also known as: “DD-724”, “Laffey”, and “ラッフェイ”
  • Address: 40 Patriots Point Road, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: USS Yorktown and Patriots Point.

Museum
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is one of 24 Essex-class aircraft… is situated 410 feet northwest of USS Laffey.

Museum
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Naval & Maritime Museum is a naval… is situated 840 feet northeast of USS Laffey.

Public aquarium
The , is an aquarium… is situated 1 mile west of USS Laffey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ansonborough and French Quarter.

Quarter
is a neighborhood in .

Quarter
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The is a historic district and…

Quarter
is a neighborhood in downtown…

USS Laffey

Latitude
32.78939° or 32° 47′ 22″ north
Longitude
-79.90799° or 79° 54′ 29″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Established
1943
Open location code
8742Q3QR+QR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 166144208
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ship
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
10377052
Wiki­data ID
Q7871113
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“USS Laffey” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “拉菲号 (DD-724)”
  • Chinese: “拉菲号”
  • Chinese: “拉菲号驱逐舰”
  • Chinese: “拉菲號驅逐艦 (DD-724)”
  • French: “USS Laffey”
  • Indonesian: “USS Laffey (DD-724)”
  • Irish: “USS Laffey”
  • Japanese: “ラフィー”
  • Javanese: “USS Laffey (DD-724)”
  • Persian: “یواس‌اس لفی”
  • Portuguese: “USS Laffey (DD-724)”
  • Portuguese: “USS Laffey”
  • Sundanese: “USS Laffey (DD-724)”
  • Vietnamese: “USS Laffey (DD-724)”
  • Vietnamese: “USS Laffey”
  • “USS Laffey”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Bayview Acres and Aquarium Wharf.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum and Charleston Harbor Fish House.

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