Dragon 1/35 U.S.S. Laffey DD-459 Benson Class Destroyer 1942 Kit D1026Dragon 1 35 U. S. S. Laffey DD 459 Benson Class Destroyer 1942 Kit D1026 On the night of November 13th 1942, the Japanese naval task force at Guadalcanal came across the battle group of which the U. S. S. Laffey (DD 459) was a part. The Laffey unleashed its firepower on the enemy fleet, and in the darkness it came within 20 feet of colliding with the Japanese battleship Hiei. Launching its torpedoes and raking the Hieis bridge with gunfire at point