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[2] - 122k | Cassin Young was born in Washington, D.C., on 6 March 1894. After graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy in June 1916, he served in the battleship Connecticut into 1919, then spent several years in submarines. During that period, he commanded the submarines R-23 and R-2. During the middle and later 1920s, he served in Naval Communications, on the staff of Commander Submarine Divisions, Battle Fleet, and at the Naval Academy. During 1931-33, Lieutenant Commander Young served in the battleship New York. He was subsequently Commanding Officer of the destroyer Evans and was assigned to the Eleventh Naval District in 1935-37. After promotion to the rank of Commander, he commanded Submarine Division Seven and had duty at the Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, he was Commanding Officer of the repair ship Vestal, which was badly damaged by enemy bombs and the explosion of the battleship Arizona. For his "distinguished conduct in action" and "outstanding heroism" on that occasion, he was awarded the Medal of Honor. Promoted to Captain in February 1942, he later was given command of the heavy cruiser San Francisco. On 13 November 1942, during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, he guided his ship in action with a superior Japanese force and was killed by enemy shells while closely engaging the battleship Hiei. Captain Young posthumously was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions during the Guadalcanal Campaign, and San Francisco received the Presidential Unit Citation. [1] - Photo #: NH 92310. Commander Cassin Young, USN, Halftone reproduction, copied from the official publication "Medal of Honor, 1861-1948, The Navy", page 285. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. [2] - April 1942: Capt. Cassin Young, USN, receives his Medal of Honor from Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, U.S. Navy photograph, Boston National Historical Park Collection. | Bill Gonyo/Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON
The Secretary of the Navy takes pleasure in presenting the NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION to the
UNITED STATES SHIP CASSIN YOUNG
for service as set forth in the following CITATION:
"For outstanding performance in combat against enemy Japanese forces in the vicinity of Okinawa Jima from 25 March, 1945 to 8 August 1945. The U.S.S. CASSIN YOUNG, under the most hazardous and difficult conditions, and in spite of damage to the ship and casualties to personnel, continued to seek her targets and destroy hostile shore batteries and aircraft with her deadly gunfire. She furnished powerful fire support for our landing operations and covered our ships during retirement; she furnishes, as a radar picket ship, timely early warning of impending enemy air attacks; she furnished protection to a damaged friendly ship and recovered many survivors while defeating enemy air attacks; she furnished excellent protection to friendly ships at anchor; when damaged herself on two occasions, she cared for her own wounded and prevent the spread of damage so efficiently that she was able to proceed to a friendly port under her own power. Attacking boldly by day and dangerously by night, the CASSIN YOUNG gallantly fulfilled her missions despite fierce Japanese resistance and by her readiness for combat, implemented the skill and fighting spirit of her officers and men throughout a critical period.”
James Forrestal Secretary of the Navy |
USS Cassin Young (DD-793)
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| 49k | Undated, location unknown. Photo by Giogio Arra from "Jane's Fighting Ships" 1961-62 edition. | Robert Hurst |
| 182k | Starboard view of the USS Cassin Young (DD-793) at an undated/unknown location. The Cassin Young was decommissioned shortly after WW2, and then served for nearly nine years after being recommissioned for Korean War service. The ship was not rebuilt after WW2 and remained close to her as-commissioned 5-gun configuration. The only major alterations has been removing the search lights and their platform and her armament two quad 40mm, one twin 40mm, and one bank of 5-21” torpedo tubes. Dr. Giorgio Arra; 1967-68 Jane’s Fighting Ships. | Mike Green |
| 90k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET./Robert Hurst |
| 245k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. |
| 111k | Keel laying for USS Cassin Young (DD-793) at Bethlehem Steel, San Pedro, Calif., 18 March 1943. (U.S. Navy photograph 19-N-117676, from the collections of the National Archives) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 131k | Mrs. E.M. Young christens USS Cassin Young (DD-793) at Bethlehem Steel, San Pedro, Calif., 12 September 1943. (U.S. Navy photograph 80-G-202298, from the collections of the National Archives) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 89k | Launch of USS Cassin Young (DD-793) at Bethlehem Steel, San Pedro, Calif., 12 September 1943. (U.S. Navy photograph 80-G-267708, from the collections of the National Archives) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 108k | Commissioning ceremony for USS Cassin Young (DD-793) at Bethlehem Steel, San Pedro, Calif., on 31 December 1943. USS Preston (DD-795) is at left and USS Comfort (AH-6), not yet painted as a hospital ship, is at right. (U.S. Navy photograph 19-N-117682, from the collections of the National Archives) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 226k | USS Cassin Young seen in 1944 from USS Essex. Photo By Paul Madden CPhoM. | John Chiquoine |
| 17k | January 13 1944, San Pedro Outer Harbor. The ship is painted in camouflage Measure 32, Design 7d. | Robert Hurst |
| 44k | Larger version of above photo. | - |
| 68k | USS Cassin Young (DD-793), broadside view (dead), Outer Harbor, San Pedro, Calif., 13 January 1944. (U.S. Navy photograph 19-N-58986, from the collections of the National Archives) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 154k | USS Cassin Young (DD-793), aerial view, Outer Harbor, San Pedro, Calif., 13 January 1944. (U.S. Navy photograph 19-N-58992, from the collections of the National Archives) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 65k | USS Cassin Young (DD-793) fire control officer Robert Norville, taken at Pearl Harbor, 1944. As XO of USS Aldebaran, Norville took photographs of Cassin Young during UNREP in the Mediterranean in July or August 1959. (Boston National Historical Park Collection) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 14k | 1944 San Pedro Outer Harbor. | Joe Radigan, MACM, USN, Ret. |
| 266k | USS Cassin Young alongside USS Taluga in an unrep activity 20 Feb 1945. Taluga's Service Force was refueling ships of a carrier task group off Iwo Jima. From the Ltjg Lloyd Lavack collection of USS Taluga. | Tommy Trampp |
| 102k | USS Cassin Young (DD-793) after being clipped by a Kamikaze, on 12 April 1945, while positioned at RP 1. This took down her radars and much of her communications. It then exploded directly above the forward funnel, the blast going right down the stack and disabling her forward boilers, and sending shrapnel rattling around her exposed bridge spaces. Photo National Archives and Records Administration. | Robert Hurst |
| 164k | Photograph showing damage from kamikaze strike of 30 July 1945. (Photograph by Eugene Svensma, Boston National Historical Park Collection) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
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[2] - 89k | Front and back sides of card distributed in conjunction with the 12 October 1996 dedication of a plaque commemorating sailors killed during kamikaze attacks on USS Cassin Young (DD-793). | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 124k | Recommissioning ceremony for USS Cassin Young (DD-793) at Long Beach Naval Ship Yard, 8 September 1951. (U.S. Navy photograph, Boston National Historical Park Collection) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 159k | The USS Cassin Young (DD-793) after recommissioning 8 September 1951 for the Korean War. The Cassin Young is still configured in her WWII configuration pretty much as she was configured when originally commissioned. The only major alteration has been removing the search lights and their platform that held them on the first stack. By May 1953 the Cassin Young was upgraded to the so called "5-gun" Standard Configuration of two quad 40mm, one twin 40mm, and one bank of Torpedo Tubes. Photo by Morper Ship Pictures, San Diego, California. | David Buell |
| 83k | The USS Cassin Young (DD-793) after being assigned to Newport RI in January 1952. The Cassin Young is seen tied up to AD-19 Yosemite and is still configured much as she appeared at the end of WWII. This picture was taken sometime between Jan 1952 and early 1953. | Vince Banks |
| 197k | USS Cassin Young (DD-793) is seen at the Boston Naval Shipyard on 9 June 1955. The photograph was taken in conjunction with the commissioning of USS Vital (MSO-474). (U.S. Navy photograph, Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-14561) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 138k | Among the Sixth Fleet ships visiting Barcelona, Spain in April 1956 were, from left ot right: USS Cassin Young (DD-793), USS Albany (CA-123), USS Newport News (CA-148), USS Mercury (AKS-20), and USS Mauna Loa (AE-8). The Newport News had just taken over as Flagship for Vice Admiral Harry D. Felt as Commander Sixth Fleet when this photo was taken. | George Klos |
| 119k | USS Cassin Young (DD-793), 14 January 1958. (U.S. Navy photograph #1043890, Boston National Historical Park Collection) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard/Robert Hurst |
| 169k | Two views of the antennas of USS Cassin Young (DD-793), 1 October 1958, following completion of overhaul at South Boston Annex of Boston Naval Shipyard. (U.S. Navy photos ASF-271-10-58, ASF-273-10-58, Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTC-1589) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 103k | As above. | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 107k | USS Cassin Young (DD-793) off Block Island, R.I., 4 October 1958. (U.S. Navy photograph #1039404, Boston National Historical Park Collection) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 187k | In Italian waters December 23 1958. | Carlo Martinelli |
| 164k | USS Sierra (AD-18), probably in Souda Bay, Crete, Greece, with an unknown ship and the destroyer USS Cassin Young (DD-793) alongside, circa October 1959. U.S. Navy photo from the USS Sierra (AD-18) 1959 cruise book. | Robert Hurst |
| 72k | Pre 1960, location unknown. | Vernon C. Cook (USN (Ret) |
| 96k | A series of three views of the USS Cassin Young coming along side the USS Aldeberan (AF10) during a Med Cruise between 24 July 1959 and 6 August 1959 . Robert's father was Executive Officer on the Aldeberan at the time and had been the Fire Control Officer on the Cassin Young from 1943-45. | Robert Norville |
| 114k | As above. | Robert Norville |
| 147k | As above. | Robert Norville |
| 296k | Newspaper clipping ca. Feb. 1960 showing USS Cassin Young (DD-793) and other destroyers in dry dock at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in preparation for decommissioning. (Boston National Historical Park Collection) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 206k | Philadelphia Reserve basin in the early 1970's. | Ed Zajkowski |
| 196k | Philadelphia Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility 30 July 1974, (L-R) USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692), USS Caperton (DD-650), Gatling (DD-671), USS Miller (DD-535), USS Hazelwood (DD-531) and USS Cassin Young (DD-793). | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 116k | The decommissioned USS Cassin Young (DD-793) arriving at the Boston Navy Yard in 1978 to become a museum ship, in 1978. The ship opened in 1981. Image from U.S. Navy All Hands magazine, January 1981, p22. | Robert Hurst |
| 104k | USS Cassin Young (DD-793) at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, June 1978, being readied for tow to Boston. (Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTC-1662) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 123k | USS Cassin Young (DD-793) at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, June 1978, being readied for tow to Boston. Note the hammerhead crane in the background. (Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTC-1662-8) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 121k | LT-1970 tows USS Cassin Young (DD-793) through the Cape Cod Canal on her transfer from the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard to the Charlestown Navy Yard in June 1978. (National Park Service photograph, Boston National Historical Park Collection) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 65k | U.S. Army tug LT-1970 tows USS Cassin Young (DD-793) from Philadelphia to Boston in June 1978 following the destroyer’s loan to the National Park Service as a memorial ship. The move of the vessel was undertaken as an Army Reserve training exercise. (Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTC-1662) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 191k | USS Cassin Young (DD-793) arriving at the Boston Navy Yard in 1978 to become a museum ship, in 1978. The ship opened in 1981. U.S. Navy All Hands magazine January 1981. | Robert Hurst |
| 103k | USS Cassin Young (DD-793) is maneuvered into Dry Dock 1 at the Charlestown Navy Yard for rehabilitation in October 1979. | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 157k | At Charlestown Navy Yard May 9 1980. | Ron Reeves |
| 137k | Three views of USS Cassin Young (DD-793) in Dry Dock 1 at the Charlestown Navy Yard in July 1980. (National Park Service photographs, Boston National Historical Park Collection) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 130k | As above. | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 89k | As above. | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 187k | Boston Towing tug Mars tows USS Cassin Young (DD-793) from Dry Dock 1 at the Charlestown Navy Yard in May 1981. (National Park Service photograph, Boston National Historical Park Collection) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 211k | USS Cassin Young (DD-793) is dedicated as a memorial ship in a ceremony at Pier 1 East of the Charlestown Navy Yard on 27 June 1981. (National Park Service photograph, Boston National Historical Park Collection) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 199k | USS Casin Young (DD-793) and USCGC Nantucket (WLV-612) at Boston Naval Shipyard, September 1985. | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 90k | DN-ST-87-07709. A port bow view of the Fletcher class destroyer USS CASSIN YOUNG (DD 793) moored at the Charlestown Memorial Naval Shipyard. The Cassin Young is a memorial ship maintained by the US Park Service and honors Captain (CAPT) Cassin Young, who earned the Medal of Honor during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He was later killed during a surface action with Japanese forces at the Battle of Guadalcanal. Photo by Don Montgomery, May 30 1987. | Bill Gonyo |
| 81k | Boston Naval Shipyard, April 17 1998 | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 107k | Boston Naval Shipyard, April 17 1998 | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 98k | Boston Naval Shipyard, April 17 1998 | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 103k | Boston Naval Shipyard, May 2 1998 | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 86k | Boston Naval Shipyard, May 2 1998 | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 93k | Boston Naval Shipyard, May 2 1998 | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 112k | Boston Naval Shipyard, May 2 1998 | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 108k | Boston Naval Shipyard, May 2 1998 | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 84k | Boston Naval Shipyard, May 2 1998 | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 54k | Port side view taken at Boston Navy Yard December 13 2001. | Ronald Barker, Capt USAF (Ret) |
| 70k | Port side view taken at Boston Navy Yard December 13 2001. | Ronald Barker, Capt USAF (Ret) |
| 52k | USS Cassin Young with Mr. Sumner Wheeler, President of the Cassin Young Association, giving a tour standing in front of Mount 51, December 13 2001 Boston Navy Yard. | Ronald Barker, Capt USAF (Ret) |
| 124k | USS Cassin Young as a museum on July 14 2007. | Ron Titus |
| 41k | USS Cassin Young (DD-793) tied-up dockside as museum ship at the Boston Navy Yard, Boston, MA. Photo from Warship Boneyards, by Kit and Carolyn Bonner. | Robert Hurst |
| 97k | From 1986 to 2004, the National Park Service conducted "Commemorative Sea Trials" every October to honor the ship’s veterans and the volunteers who contribute thousands of hours to maintaining the ship. These were discontinued due to concerns over the condition of the hull, but should be resumed following the completion of a major drydocking/rehabilitation project to take place in 2009. USS Cassin Young (DD-793) is seen here in Boston Harbor during the third annual Commemorative Sea Trials in October 1988. (Laurence M. Blanke, Jr., photograph, Boston National Historical Park Collection) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 171k | The Cassin Young as she appeared in September 2008. | Dave Johnston |
| 45k | A series of 15 images of the USS Cassin Young (DD-793) as she appeared September 25 2008. Starboard side looking forward (note: 5" practice loading machine in foreground). | Larry Backus and Kathryn Lee Huculak |
| 40k | As above. Starboard side looking aft. | Larry Backus and Kathryn Lee Huculak |
| 26k | As above. Surface search radar antenna (note: Presidential Unit Citation pennant). | Larry Backus and Kathryn Lee Huculak |
| 41k | As above. MK 32, Mod 2 side-launched, active homing torpedo ASW weapon. | Larry Backus and Kathryn Lee Huculak |
| 36k | As above. | Larry Backus and Kathryn Lee Huculak |
| 45k | As above. Reload cradle. | Larry Backus and Kathryn Lee Huculak |
| 39k | As above. Quad 40mm AA gun mount, port side looking aft. | Larry Backus and Kathryn Lee Huculak |
| 47k | As above. MK 32 "over the side" torpedo launcher. | Larry Backus and Kathryn Lee Huculak |
| 50k | As above. Starboard side, looking aft (Note: trainable, anti-ship, 21" torpedo launcher on 01 level). | Larry Backus and Kathryn Lee Huculak |
| 35k | As above. Quad 40 mm AA gun mount. | Larry Backus and Kathryn Lee Huculak |
| 51k | As above. Pilot house (note: ship's wheel is missing). | Larry Backus and Kathryn Lee Huculak |
| 35k | As above. Signal bridge. | Larry Backus and Kathryn Lee Huculak |
| 59k | As above. | Larry Backus and Kathryn Lee Huculak |
| 48k | As above. Depth charge rack. | Larry Backus and Kathryn Lee Huculak |
| 36k | As above. | Larry Backus and Kathryn Lee Huculak |
| 53k | Boston Fire Department and other emergency vehicles respond to a one-alarm fire in the boiler room USS Cassin Young on December 30, 2008. According to the Associated Press, Fire Department spokesman Steve MacDonald said the fire was quickly put out and no one was injured. MacDonald said a boiler used to heat the ship malfunctioned and caused the fire. MacDonald said there were no visitors on board when the fire was reported at about 10 p.m. (Note: The boilers in question are located in the crews' head on the main deck and were installed in 1980 to provide heat for the vessel; they are scheduled to be replaced when the ship is drydocked in 2009.) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 89k | Three views of the USS Cassin Young entering Dry Dock 1 for repairs on August 9 2010. Photos by Stephen P. Carlson, Boston National Historical Park. | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 90k | As above. | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 90k | As above. | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 196k | June 2011 the USS Cassin Young (DD-793) sitting in dry-dock. Photo by Mr. Rizer. | Bill Gonyo |
Boston Sunday Globe Magazine - August 28 2011 | Don Gillis |
| 205k | USS Cassin Young (DD-793) in Dry Dock Number 1 at the Boston Navy Yard, December 20 2012. Photo taken by Richard Moore. | Robert Hurst |
Five views of the magazine for Mount 52, summer 2023. Photos copyright Christopher Edwards | Christopher Edwards Lead Park Ranger San Francisco Maritime NHP |
Six views of the Mark 37 gun director, summer 2023. Photos copyright Christopher Edwards | Christopher Edwards Lead Park Ranger San Francisco Maritime NHP |
Nine views inside the Interior Communications and Plotting Room (IC-Plot), summer 2023. Photos copyright Christopher Edwards | Christopher Edwards Lead Park Ranger San Francisco Maritime NHP |
Five views of the after engine room, summer 2023. Photos copyright Christopher Edwards | Christopher Edwards Lead Park Ranger San Francisco Maritime NHP |
21 views of the forward boiler room, summer 2023. Photos copyright Christopher Edwards | Christopher Edwards Lead Park Ranger San Francisco Maritime NHP |
Twelve views of Mount 53 and interior, summer 2023. Photos copyright Christopher Edwards | Christopher Edwards Lead Park Ranger San Francisco Maritime NHP |
Six views of the cold storage room, summer 2023. Photos copyright Christopher Edwards | Christopher Edwards Lead Park Ranger San Francisco Maritime NHP |
Five views of the radio room, summer 2023. Photos copyright Christopher Edwards | Christopher Edwards Lead Park Ranger San Francisco Maritime NHP |
Four views inside the sonar shack, summer 2023. Photos copyright Christopher Edwards | Christopher Edwards Lead Park Ranger San Francisco Maritime NHP |
Three views of steering gear and emergency diesel generator, summer 2023. Photos copyright Christopher Edwards | Christopher Edwards Lead Park Ranger San Francisco Maritime NHP |
Memorabilia
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| 46k | Ships patch. | Jim |
| 144k | Ships patch. | Gerard Philipp |