Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

DD-372 USS Cassin

• Mahan Class Destroyer:
• Displacement: 1,500 tons
• Length: 341'8"
• Beam: 34'10"
• Draft: 9'10"
• Speed: 36.5 knots
• Armament: 5 5"/38, 4 1/1", 12x4 21" torpedo tubes
• Complement: 251
• Geared turbines with twin screws, 42,800 h.p.
• Built at Boston Navy Yard and commissioned 21 August 1936

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Cassin
• After Action Report -- Pearl Harbor Attack

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In the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack, Pennsylvania (BB-38) lies astern of the wrecked destroyers Cassin (DD-372) and Downes (DD-375) in Dry Dock No. 1. National Archives Photo 80-G-19943

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