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DD-793 Cassin Young
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher . .
1943/12/31 1978
memori
Namesake: Cap Cassin Young CO San Francisco - KIA 1942/11/13 - x Guadalcanal
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42: Ms 32/1d, 43: Ms 32/7d, 44: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/01/19 44/03/13     San Diego - training   81 
44/03/13 44/03/19   12.6 sail from San Francisco to P.H.   81 
44/03/19 44/04     P.H. - training   66 
44/04/28 44/05/13 Reckle 58     66 
44/05/2 ? 44/05/29     P.H.   66 
44/05/29 44/08/06 Forage 52.14.1    
44/08/06   Forage 58.4/DesRon55/DesDiv109     81 
44/08/25 44/08/29     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
44/08/26 44/11/27 King2 38.3.3/DesRon55/DesDiv109    
44/10/14   King2 38.3.3/DesRon55/DesDiv109 damaged by strafing (22-30'N 124-50'E.)   81 
44/10/24   King2 38.3.3/DesRon55/DesDiv109 xLeyte -helping damaged Princeton  
44/12/11 44/12/25 Love3 38.3/DesRon55/DesDiv109 land Mindoro   66 
44/12/30 45/01/25 Mike1 38/DesRon55/DesDiv109     66 
45/02/10 45/03/04 Detach 58.3.3/DesRon55/DesDiv109     66  85 
45/03/02   Detach 58.3.3/DesRon55/DesDiv109 shell Parece Vela Reef in the Philippine Sea   85 
45/03/22 45/04/0? Iceber 54.1/FSU4/DesRon55/DesDiv109     66 
45/04/0? 45/04/12 Iceber   Okinawa - RP duty   66 
45/04/06   Iceber 54.1/FSU4/DesRon55/DesDiv109 attacked(kami) - scuttled disabled Colhoun II at RP1, Okinawa (27-16N, 127-48E)   85 
45/04/12   Iceber   damage(kami) Okinawa/RP1 - 1 KIA, 59 WIA (27-17N, 127-50E)   66  86 
45/04/12 45/05/31     Kerama Retto, Ulithi - repairs   66 
45/05/31 45/07 Iceber   Okinawa - RP duty   66 
45/06/05   Iceber   Okinawa/RP11   66 
45/07/29   Iceber   damage(kami) 10 nm SE of Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa (26-08N, 127-58E) - 22 KIA, 45 WIA   66  85 
45/08/08 45/08/1?     sail from Okinawa to San Pedro, Cal.   66 
45/08/1? 45     San Pedro, Cal - repairs   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: Memorial at Boston(Mass)
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 4 Battle Stars, NUC
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