The USS Laffey (DD-459) sunk in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on November 13, 1942. According to the USS Laffey Association, 59 sailors were either killed or lost in the bombing. The Laffey was ...

Maritime experts on an expedition around the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific recently explored the wreckage of the USS Laffey, a destroyer sunk during a pivotal series of battles in World War II.