USS Cassin Young, DD-793

I never realized how sleek and streamlined a warship could be. This is the USS Cassin Young (DD-793), a Fletcher-class destroyer, built by Bethlehem Steel and commissioned on December 31, 1943. It served in many naval operations in the Pacific Ocean until it's final decommision in 1960. I like the goldenrod flowers that somehow managed to grow in a seam at the edge of the concrete wall.

 

Today, it serves as a floating memorial/museum ship at the Boston Navy Yard, berthed across from the USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides"). It's a part of the Boston National Historic Park, and has been in drydock since 2010 to make repairs to it's hull. (This photo taken Oct. 2011).

 

For Navy/arms buffs: (from Wikipedia and from the National Park Service):

DD-793:

had a complement of 325 officers/crew

had a top speed of 36.5 knots (42 MPH)

is 376.4 feet in length

has five 5" (12mm) 38 cal. guns

has ten 40 mm AA guns

has seven 20 mm AA guns

has ten 21" (533mm) torpedo tubes

was named for Captain Cassin Young (1894-1942)

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