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Hero Ships: USS Laffey

Steven Terjeson | July 23, 2008

“Wherever there is a mess, the destroyer runs first. She is expendable and dangerous.” – John Steinbeck
Watch the full episode of “Hero Ships: USS Laffey”.
The USS Laffey (DD-724) is the only surviving Allen M. Sumner class destroyer preserved in her World War II configuration and the only destroyer of the period that saw action in [...]

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