The Ship That Would Not Die
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The Ship That Would Not Die is the famed nickname of the World War II destroyer USS Laffey, renowned for surviving an intense and prolonged kamikaze and bomb attack off Okinawa.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Ship That Would Not Die canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | nickname ⓘ |
| appliedBy |
United States Navy personnel
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naval historians ⓘ |
| appliedTo | United States Navy destroyer ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | kamikaze attacks off Okinawa on 16 April 1945 ⓘ |
| associatedShipClass | Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
museum exhibits about USS Laffey
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naval history books ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasContext |
Battle of Okinawa
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World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
crew resilience under attack
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exceptional battle damage survival ⓘ |
| hasSubject | USS Laffey crew heroism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
remaining afloat despite severe battle damage
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surviving being struck by multiple kamikaze aircraft ⓘ |
| reasonForNickname |
survived intense kamikaze attacks
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survived multiple bomb hits ⓘ |
| refersTo | USS Laffey (DD-724) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Okinawa campaign
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kamikaze tactics in the Pacific War ⓘ |
| symbolizes | durability of US Navy destroyers in World War II ⓘ |
| usedIn | naval history of World War II ⓘ |
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