Uss Laffey
Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Added to the National Register in 1983, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
USS Laffey (DD-724) 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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The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | W of Mt. Pleasant on E side of Charleston Harbor, Mount Pleasant vicinity, SC |
| County | Charleston County |
| Listed | Apr 12, 1983 |
| Reference number | 83002189 |
| Type of place | destroyer, museum ship, preserved watercraft |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 structures |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | W of Mt. Pleasant on E side of Charleston Harbor, Mount Pleasant, SC |
| Coordinates | 32.78978, -79.90756 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park · 3 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Buck Hall Recreation Area 26 mi |
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Nearby in Charleston County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 83002189. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.