MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – It was the most unrelenting kamikaze air attack in history, and it happened 79 years ago this past Tuesday – on a ship that now sits in Charleston Harbor.
Over 80 minutes, the USS Laffey was attacked by 22 kamikaze aircraft, with seven kamikazes and four bombs hitting the ship. Sailors onboard the USS Laffey were able to shoot down 11 Japanese planes.