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andrewstransport > Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Mass, 6 October 2005. A view from the Bunker Hill battle memorial. The yard is part of Boston National Historical Park, administered by the US National Park Service. Cassin Young can be seen just left of centre. At right is USS Constitution, 'Old Ironsides'.
andrewstransport > USS Cassin Young (DD-793), Boston, Mass, 6 October 2005 1. Cassin Young is one of 175 Fletcher class destroyers built 1941 - 1945. She was commisissioned in December 1943. Cassin Young fought in the Pacific, where she was twice hit by kamikazes in 1945. She is named for Captain Cassin Young, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for saving his ship (USS Vestal) at Pearl Harbor Captain Young was killed while commanding heavy cruiser USS San Francisco during the Battle of Guadacanal in 1942.
andrewstransport > USS Cassin Young (DD-793), Boston, Mass, 6 October 2005 2. Cassin Young was retained after the Second World War, not decommissioning until 1960. Her armament was modernised, and she is preserved in late 1950s condition.
andrewstransport > USS Cassin Young (DD-793), Boston, Mass, 6 October 2005 3
andrewstransport > USS Cassin Young (DD-793), Boston, Mass, 6 October 2005 4. The main armament is five of the highly effective dual purpose (anti-ship and anti-aircraft) 5 inch guns.
andrewstransport > USS Cassin Young (DD-793), Boston, Mass, 6 October 2005 5. The hedgehog anti-submarine weapon was added in the 1950s.
andrewstransport > USS Cassin Young (DD-793), Boston, Mass, 6 October 2005 6. Midships.
andrewstransport > USS Cassin Young (DD-793), Boston, Mass, 6 October 2005 7
andrewstransport > USS Cassin Young (DD-793), Boston, Mass, 6 October 2005 8. Originally there were two banks of torpedo tubes, but one was removed in 1952.
andrewstransport > USS Cassin Young (DD-793), Boston, Mass, 6 October 2005 9, The after 5 inch guns.
andrewstransport > USS Cassin Young (DD-793), Boston, Mass, 6 October 2005 10. Inside a 5inch gun turret.
andrewstransport > USS Cassin Young (DD-793), Boston, Mass, 6 October 2005 11. Ammunition handling room. for a 5 inch gun. There was one such room beneath each gun.
andrewstransport > USS Cassin Young (DD-793), Boston, Mass, 6 October 2005 12. Combat information center
andrewstransport > USS Cassin Young (DD-793), Boston, Mass, 6 October 2005 13
andrewstransport > USS Cassin Young (DD-793), Boston, Mass, 6 October 2005 14. Here are four of the ten 40mm anti-aircraft guns.
Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Mass, 6 October 2005. A view from the Bunker Hill battle memorial. The yard is part of Boston National Historical Park, administered by the US National Park Service. Cassin Young can be seen just left of centre. At right is USS Constitution, 'Old Ironsides'.
andrewstransport > Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Mass, 6 October 2005. A view from the Bunker Hill battle memorial. The yard is part of Boston National Historical Park, administered by the US National Park Service. Cassin Young can be seen just left of centre. At right is USS Constitution, 'Old Ironsides'.
Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Mass, 6 October 2005. A view from the Bunker Hill battle memorial. The yard is part of Boston National Historical Park, administered by the US National Park Service. Cassin Young can be seen just left of centre. At right is USS Constitution, 'Old Ironsides'.
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