USS Cassin Young

Local nameUSS Cassin Young
LocationBoston, United States

USS Cassin Young is a Fletcher-class destroyer of the U.S. Navy named for Captain Cassin Young, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism at the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and killed in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in the fall of 1942.

Cassin Young was launched 12 September 1943 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, California; sponsored by Mrs. Eleanor Young; and commissioned on 31 December 1943, Commander E. T. Schrieber in command.

After serving in World War II, including the Battle of Leyte Gulf and the Battle of Okinawa, Cassin Young was decommissioned, but was reactivated during the Korean War and continued in active service until 1960.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cassin_Young

Address United States

Coordinates 42°22'19.839" N -71°3'15.964" E

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