USS Cassin
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Two ships of the United States Navy
have been named Cassin, in honor of Captain Stephen Cassin
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United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
have been named Cassin, in honor of Captain Stephen Cassin
Stephen Cassin
Stephen Cassin was an officer in the United States Navy.Born in Philadelphia, the son of naval officer John Cassin, Cassin entered the United States Navy as a midshipman in 1800, and served in Philadelphia in the West Indies during the latter part of the Quasi-War with France...
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- The , was a destroyer commissioned in 1913.
- The , was a destroyer that served during World War II.