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This Little U.S. Destroyer Was Hit by Six Japanese Kamikazes—and Survived
The Laffey supported the Bikini atomic tests in 1946, and went on to fire its guns at Communist shore targets in Korea.
Michael Peck [2]
There is a reason why the destroyer USS Laffey was nicknamed “The Ship that Would Not Die.” It sounds like a compliment that any sailor would envy—until you realize how the Laffey earned it.
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