He spent more than a decade with other veterans and members of the USS Laffey Association to get the ship ready to become a museum, and maintaining it once it had. The USS Laffey Association ...

80 years ago the USS Laffey DD-724 took part in the battle of Okinawa where she was struck by six kamikaze fighter attacks and was referred to as "The Ship That Wouldn't Die." New museum exhibits ...

But the museum “cannot financially sustain the maintenance” of all three, Cartier said. “The USS Yorktown and USS Laffey also need repair, and we are fighting a never-ending battle against ...

Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will be hosting two days of special programming to honor the legacy of the USS Laffey, the vessel more popularly known as “The Ship That Would Not Die.” ...

USS Laffey, the Medal of Honor Museum and the Vietnam Experience. The cost of parking is not included. For more information about this event and other happenings at the museum, click here.

Wilson’s father served on the USS Laffey and was on the ship when it was attacked in ... Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum spokesman Christopher Hauff said. In addition to the deaths, 71 were ...

“The destroyer USS Laffey is secured through mooring lines ... not rise and fall with the tides,” said officials with the museum. The museum is expected to reopen on Tuesday.

the museum said. The USS Laffey on the other hand, is secured with mooring lines and moves with the tides. READ MORE:VIDEO: Charleston Co. ambulance out of service after Nor'easter, no impact on ...

The USS Laffey DD-724 served in the U.S. Navy from 1944-1975. It has been part ofPatriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum since 1981.

Gianni Nunnari’s Hollywood Gang has acquired rights to Hell From the Heavens: The Epic Story of the USS Laffey and World War ... Point Naval & Maritime Museum in South Carolina.