Uss Cassin (Dd 372)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. USS Cassin (DD-372) was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second Navy ship named for Stephen Cassin. Cassin was launched 28 October 1935 by Philadelphia Navy Yard (sponsored by Mrs. H. C. Lombard), and commissioned 21 August 1936, Lieutenant Commander A. G. Noble in command. Cassin underwent alterations until March 1937, then cruised to the Caribbean and Brazil. 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.

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