USS Laffey DD-459

Type:
Destroyer
Class:
Builder:
Bethlehem Steel Company
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

Hull Number:
DD-459
Ordered:
July 1, 1940
Commissioned:
March 31, 1942
Keel Laid:
January 13, 1941
Decommissioned:
N/A
Launched:
October 30, 1941
Stricken:
N/A
   
Fate:
Sunk in action with Japanese battleship Hiei (Capt. Masao Nishida) Nov. 13, 1942 at the
First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.

Location: South Pacific, Solomon Sea, 10 miles southeast of Savo Island, Solomon Islands.
(09.14S-159.56E)

59 men lost.
(Roll of Honor)


Commanding Officers
From
To
Name
Mar. 31, 1941
Nov. 13, 1942
Lt. Commander William Edwin Hank, USN


Awards
Combat Action Ribbon
Presidential Unit Citation (Sept. 15, 1942-Nov. 13, 1942 Southwest Pacific)
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3 Battle Stars)
From
To
Engagement
Oct. 11, 1942
Oct. 12, 1942
Cape Esperance second strike
Nov. 12, 1942
Capture and defense of Guadalcanal
Nov. 12, 1942
Nov. 15, 1942
Guadalcanal third strike
World War II Victory Medal


Builder's Data
Page published Nov. 1, 2017