Patriots Point, SC
Oct 15, 2017 22:06:21 #
A few shots of Patriots Point, Charleston, SC, The destroyer USS Laffey (DD-724) and the submarine USS Clamagore (SS-343). SOOC JPEGs - Canon 5D3, 17-40 f4L.
5” Forward Battery
DD-724
CIC (ISO 12,800)
Radio Room (ISO 12,800)
Bridge
Harbor
Engine Room of the Clagamore
Oct 16, 2017 03:28:42 #
Oct 16, 2017 07:05:15 #
Oct 16, 2017 09:18:45 #
The USS Laffey has quite a combat record. You can read about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Laffey_(DD-724)
Oct 16, 2017 11:11:39 #
Leicaflex wrote:
A good series of very interesting photographs.
Well taken.
Well taken.
Thank you very much Leicaflex.
Oct 16, 2017 11:14:20 #
Longshadow wrote:
Neat place. I visited once.
Neat place. I visited once.
It is a neat place Longshadow. I first went about 20 years ago. Between the carrier Yorktown, the Laffey and and the Clagamore and the VietNam and Cold War memorials, it takes quite awhile to take it all in. Thanks for looking.
Oct 16, 2017 11:17:29 #
billmck wrote:
The USS Laffey has quite a combat record. You can read about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Laffey_(DD-724)
Thanks for posting and looking billmick. It does indeed - this is actually the 2nd destroyer Laffey, built in the mid 40s. The first was sunk by fire from a Japanese battleship after surviving intense kamikaze attacks previously.
Oct 16, 2017 18:40:05 #
canarywood1
Loc: Sarasota,Florida
USS Laffey DD459 was sunk at the battle of Guadacanal, she took a 14 inch shell from the battleship Hiei, then a torpedo in her fantail, abandon ship was ordered, but before it was relayed she exploded with heavy loss of life, she never took any kamikaze hits that i know of, but DD754 was hit i think 5/6 times by them, but she survived and sits at Patriots point today.
Oct 16, 2017 22:07:50 #
canarywood1 wrote:
USS Laffey DD459 was sunk at the battle of Guadacanal, she took a 14 inch shell from the battleship Hiei, then a torpedo in her fantail, abandon ship was ordered, but before it was relayed she exploded with heavy loss of life, she never took any kamikaze hits that i know of, but DD754 was hit i think 5/6 times by them, but she survived and sits at Patriots point today.
I stand corrected. I saw the movie on board the DD754 describing the kamikaze attack in detail. Afterwards, I talked for awhile with the docent (an old Navy destroyer man) and asked if the kamikaze attack had sunk the original Laffe. He said no and mentioned the shells from the Hiei (he said 2 hits) and the torpedo, so I just assumed the kamikaze attack was on the DD459.
I was especially interested because my father-in-law was an officer aboard both the destroyers Lamson and Henley for almost 4 years in the Pacific in WWII - he retired as a Commander after the war. I have a copy of the Lamson’s Log and of course, having known him for almost 30 years before his death, I have heard many stories (some of which I videotaped) of the engagements. The Lamson’s crew held annual reunions for many years until the majority of the crew finally became too old or passed away.
Oct 17, 2017 01:18:33 #
Oct 17, 2017 09:53:47 #
sailorsmom wrote:
Great set of of photos, TriX!
Thank you very much for looking and the kind remarks sailorsmom
Oct 17, 2017 10:41:40 #
TriX wrote:
A few shots of Patriots Point, Charleston, SC, The destroyer USS Laffey (DD-724) and the submarine USS Clamagore (SS-343). SOOC JPEGs - Canon 5D3, 17-40 f4L.
I have toured military ships, always interesting. Cleveland has a WWII submarine called USS Cod that you can climb down into and walk through.
Oct 17, 2017 11:15:17 #
photophile wrote:
I have toured military ships, always interesting. Cleveland has a WWII submarine called USS Cod that you can climb down into and walk through.
Thank you very much for looking photophile. If you ever get to the Baltimore area, there is an excellently restored diesel electric sub that you can tour moored in Baltimore’s Inner Harbour.
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