MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — With the blare of air horns, cheers and a champagne toast, “The Ship That Would Not Die” returned Wednesday to its home at a maritime museum on Charleston Harbor on the South Carolina coast.
The World War II destroyer USS Laffey was towed down the Cooper River to the Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum. It was moved more than two years ago to a dry dock so its hull could be repaired at a cost of about $9 million.
WWII destroyer returns to SC home after repairs
January 26, 2012
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