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Get DIRTY on the USS Laffey "The Ship That Would Not Die" in Mt. Pleasant, SC (near Charleston) !
ORGANIZATION: U S S LAFFEY ASSOCIATION INC
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
The primary goal of the USS Laffey Association's Spring 2025 (5 Apr - 13 Apr) week-long "Workparty" will be to clean, repair, and improve museum displays (interior of the ship), as well as some mechanical, electrical, and plumbing projects on the USS Laffey, World War II survivor of 1944 D-Day and a 1945 attack by 30+ Kamikaze planes. Additionally, we will concentrate on cleaning, prepping, then repainting portions of the interior and exterior of the ship. Cleaning, prepping and painting needs to be done primarily on decks where painters will stand on large flat surfaces without the need for ladders, nor scaffolding. We also have duties that include light metal, electrical, and mechanical work. We have a wide variety of tasks that need to be done- they range from very simple (running errands for supplies, food prep, computer work) to moderate…
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9 Shifts
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Sat Apr 05, 2025
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07:30 AM to 05:00 PM EST
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Spots available: 6
Please wear sturdy shoes & clothes that can get a little paint on them. We recommend bringing a hat, sunscreen, safety glasses and work gloves.
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Sun Apr 06, 2025
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07:30 AM to 05:00 PM EST
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Spots available: 5
Please wear sturdy shoes & clothes that can get a little paint on them. We recommend bringing a hat, sunscreen, safety glasses and work gloves.
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Mon Apr 07, 2025
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07:30 AM to 05:00 PM EST
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Spots available: 8
Please wear sturdy shoes & clothes that can get a little paint on them. We recommend bringing a hat, sunscreen, safety glasses and work gloves.
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Tue Apr 08, 2025
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07:30 AM to 05:00 PM EST
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Spots available: 9
Please wear sturdy shoes & clothes that can get a little paint on them. We recommend bringing a hat, sunscreen, safety glasses and work gloves.
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Wed Apr 09, 2025
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07:30 AM to 05:00 PM EST
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Spots available: 9
Please wear sturdy shoes & clothes that can get a little paint on them. We recommend bringing a hat, sunscreen, safety glasses and work gloves.
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Thu Apr 10, 2025
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07:30 AM to 05:00 PM EST
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Spots available: 10+
Please wear sturdy shoes & clothes that can get a little paint on them. We recommend bringing a hat, sunscreen, safety glasses and work gloves.
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Fri Apr 11, 2025
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07:30 AM to 05:00 PM EST
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Spots available: 9
Please wear sturdy shoes & clothes that can get a little paint on them. We recommend bringing a hat, sunscreen, safety glasses and work gloves.
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Sat Apr 12, 2025
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07:30 AM to 05:00 PM EST
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Spots available: 10+
Please wear sturdy shoes & clothes that can get a little paint on them. We recommend bringing a hat, sunscreen, safety glasses and work gloves.
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Sun Apr 13, 2025
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07:30 AM to 05:00 PM EST
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Spots available: 9
Please wear sturdy shoes & clothes that can get a little paint on them. We recommend bringing a hat, sunscreen, safety glasses and work gloves.
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About U S S LAFFEY ASSOCIATION INC
Location:
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464, US
Mission Statement
The USS Laffey Association is a group of former crewmembers (and their supporters) who served on either of the U.S. Navy "USS Laffey" destroyer ships. The USS Laffey (DD459) had a relatively short life, so most of our membership and activities center around the USS Laffey (DD724), which is currently a museum ship located near Charleston, SC. The Association provides camaraderie amongst its members, education to the public, as well as both financial and manpower support to repair, maintain, and expand the museum ship and her historical displays. Incidentally, our organizational mailing address (9686 Baughman Road; Harrison, OH 45030) is 700 miles from the ship that we support because it is the home of our Treasurer.
Description
Although the Patriots Point Development Authority (PPDA) owns and maintains the USS Laffey (DD 724) museum ship, the USS Laffey Association supplements the PPDA's work by providing much needed manpower, supplies, and financial backing. We provide 15 to 30 workers, at least three times per year, to repair and paint steel, do electrical and plumbing work, as well as maintain and expand the museum displays. During these "workparties", we live and eat aboard the Laffey, in a portion of the ship set aside for only our use. We are entirely funded through private donations.
The USS Laffey (DD724) was commissioned by the U.S. Navy on 8 February 1944. On 6 June 1944, she provided fire support for the D-Day invasion of France. Of the 7,000+ ships involved in D-Day, only two U.S. warships still survive today- the USS Laffey and the USS Texas (BB-35, a battleship). On the 16th of April 1945, off the coast of Okinawa, the Laffey was hit by 8 Kamikaze planes and 8 bombs, yet did not sink. For this reason, this ship is known as "The Ship That Would Not Die". She was returned to a shipyard near Seattle where she was turned around within a few months and put back into service in the Pacific. She served in the Navy until 29 March, 1975. Now she is part of the State of South Carolina's museum complex called "Patriots Point", where she is berthed alongside the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown, just outside of Charleston, and enjoyed by 800+ visitors per day.
CAUSE AREAS
Arts & Culture,
Computers & Technology,
Veterans & Military Families
WHEN
Sat Apr 05, 2025 - Sun Apr 13, 2025
07:30 AM - 05:00 PM
This opportunity has 9 shifts
WHERE
40 Patriots Point RoadMount Pleasant, SC 29464
(32.790543 ,-79.90561 )
DATE POSTED
February 6, 2025
SKILLS
- Food Service
- Electrical
- Home Repair
- Basic Computer Skills
- Carpentry
- Plumbing
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Public Groups
- Private Groups
REQUIREMENTS
- This is a Done in a Day opportunity and there is no prior training or ongoing commitment needed.
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- We must ask that you commit to an entire day of work, from 7:30AM until 5PM.
- Due to the location of the ship at the end of a pier & the requirement for one of our Association members to escort all helpers onto the property (free of charge, including parking), we must ask that you commit to an entire day of work, from 8AM-5PM.
Private Group Details
- Group Size Range 1 - 10
- Event can be held at organization location(s)
- Donation Requested
- If you are willing to help fund the snacks, drinks, lunch, & often even 6PM dinner for our volunteers, please purchase a membership here: https://laffey.org/wordpress/index.php/product/membership/