USS Laffey

Summary

USS Laffey is a destroyer^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• USS Laffey's image is recorded as USS Laffey (DD-459) underway in the South Pacific on 4 September 1942 (NH 97864).jpg^[3].
• USS Laffey's instance of is recorded as destroyer^[4].
• USS Laffey's operator is recorded as United States Navy^[5].
• Bartlett Laffey is named after USS Laffey^[6].
• USS Laffey's manufacturer is recorded as Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation^[7].
• USS Laffey's vessel class is recorded as Benson-class destroyer^[8].
• USS Laffey's Commons category is recorded as USS Laffey (DD-459)^[9].
• USS Laffey's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[10].
• USS Laffey's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09tn8w^[11].
• USS Laffey's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[12].
• USS Laffey's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[13].
• USS Laffey's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[14].
• USS Laffey's different from is recorded as USS Laffey^[15].
• USS Laffey's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'USS Laffey'}^[16].
• USS Laffey's country of registry is recorded as United States^[17].

Why It Matters

USS Laffey ranks in the top 2% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]