USS Cassin (DD-43)
USS Cassin (DD-43) moored alongside another U.S. Navy destroyer, at Queenstown, Ireland, circa 1918. She is painted in "Dazzle" type camouflage. | |
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| United States | |
| Name | Cassin |
| Namesake | Captain Stephen Cassin (1783-1857), awarded Congressional Gold Medal |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine |
| Cost | $780,171.28 |
| Laid down | 1 May 1912 |
| Launched | 20 May 1913 |
| Sponsored by | Miss H. C. Carusi |
| Commissioned | 9 August 1913 |
| Decommissioned | 7 June 1922 |
| Stricken | 5 July 1934 |
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| Notes | Cassin lost her name to new construction 1 November 1933 |
| United States | |
| Name | Cassin |
| Acquired | 28 April 1924 |
| Commissioned | 30 August 1924 |
| Decommissioned | 5 June 1933 |
| Identification | Hull symbol:CG-1 |
| Fate | transferred back to the United States Navy, 30 June 1933 |
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| Class & type | Cassin-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,020 long tons (1,040 t) |
| Length | 305 ft 3 in (93.04 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft 2 in (9.50 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) (mean) |
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The first USS Cassin (DD-43) was the lead ship of Cassin-class destroyers in the United States Navy during World War I. She was later transferred to the United States Coast Guard, where she was designated CG-1. She was named for Stephen Cassin.