USS Cassin (DD-372)
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Cassin |
| Namesake | Stephen Cassin |
| Builder | Philadelphia Navy Yard |
| Rebuilder: | Mare Island Naval Shipyard |
| Laid down | 1 October 1934 |
| Launched | 28 October 1935 |
| Commissioned | 21 August 1936 |
| Decommissioned | 7 December 1941 |
| Recommissioned | 15 November 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 17 December 1945 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 25 November 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Mahan-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,500 long tons (1,500 t) |
| Length | 341 ft 4 in (104.04 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft (11 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) |
| Speed | 37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph) |
| Complement | 158 officers and crew |
| Armament |
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USS Cassin (DD-372) was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy before and during World War II. She was the second ship named for Stephen Cassin, an officer in the United States Navy.[1]
Cassin was launched at the
Service history
Cassin underwent alterations until March 1937, then cruised to the Caribbean and Brazil.
On 18 August 1937 the Cassin was in dry dock #2 at the
In April 1938 she joined the fleet at Pearl Harbor for the annual fleet exercises in the Hawaiian Islands and the Panama Canal Zone. During 1939, she operated on the West Coast with torpedo and gunnery schools, and on 1 April 1940 was assigned to the Hawaiian Detachment. Cassin sailed on maneuvers and patrol in the Pacific, cruising from February to April 1941 to Samoa, Australia, and Fiji. Fall of 1941 found her calling at West Coast ports.[1]
World War II
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Cassin was in drydock with
Recommissioned 5 February 1944, Cassin reported at Pearl Harbor 22 April, and was assigned escort duty from
Cassin's next assignment was to the preparations for the assault on Iwo Jima. On the night of 11–12 November 1944, and again on 24 January 1945, she bombarded the island, and otherwise engaged in patrol, escort, and radar picket duties around Saipan. On 23 February, she sailed from Saipan to escort an ammunition ship to newly invaded Iwo Jima, returning to Guam 28 February with a hospital ship. She returned to Iwo Jima in mid-March for radar picket and air-sea rescue duty. With periods at Guam and Saipan for replenishment and repairs, she continued on this duty through most of the remainder of the war.[1][6]
Cassin endured a typhoon on 6 June 1945, losing one of her men (and a motor whaleboat) overboard. On 20 July, she bombarded Kita-Iwō-jima, and on 7 August, she boarded and searched a Japanese hospital ship to ensure compliance with international law. Since there were no violations, she allowed the ship to proceed on its way. With the war over, Cassin continued air-sea rescue off Iwo Jima, guarding the air evacuation of released prisoners of war from Japan.[1]
Fate
She returned to Norfolk, Virginia, 1 November 1945, and was decommissioned there 17 December 1945. Cassin was sold for scrap on 25 November 1947.[6] The Ensign that was flying on the ship during the attack on Pearl Harbor is currently displayed in the Jerry Falwell Library on the campus of Liberty University.[7] Her ship's bell resides at the Office of Naval Intelligence in Suitland, MD.
Awards
Cassin received six
Citations
- ^ a b c d e f g "Cassin II". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "Officials are Present at Navy Day Activities". Daily Journal-World. Lawrence, Kansas. 28 October 1935. p. 3. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ Benham, Edith Wallace; Hall, Ann Martin (1913). Ships of the United States Navy and Their Sponsors, Volume 1. Norwood, Massachusetts: The Plimpton Press. p. 32.
- ^ "Four Men Killed, Ten Burned on USS Cassin". Chester (Pennsylvania) Times. 18 August 1937. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ Bartholomew & Milwee 2009, p. 59.
- ^ ASIN B000GP4QZO.
- ^ "Library unveils new display for flag flown at Pearl Harbor » Liberty News". Liberty News. 2015-07-28. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Bartholomew, Charles A.; Milwee, William I. Jr. (2009). Mud, Muscle, And Miracles—Marine Salvage in the United States Navy. Washington, D.C.: Naval History & Heritage Command/Naval Sea Systems Command. LCCN 2009014668.
- Daniel Madsen Resurrection-Salvaging the Battle Fleet at Pearl Harbor. U. S. Naval Institute Press. 2003
