Why USS Laffey survived kamikaze attack

Should USS Laffey have survived the kamikaze attacks she faced?

Her survival was credible because the crew performed exceptionally effective damage control.

Laffey survived because her crew performed effective damage control. Their actions were part of the ship's capacity to survive, rather than something to exclude when judging the design. The crew's performance was essential to avoiding a sinking. Calling survival impossible would disregard the work that made it possible.