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| 38k | Born in Philadelphia, 16 February 1783, Stephen Cassin entered the Navy as a midshipman in 1800, and served in Philadelphia in the West Indies during the latter part of the war with France. In the war of 1812, he commanded Ticonderoga in the Battle of Lake Champlain and was awarded a gold medal for bravery by Congress. Captain Cassin died in Washington, D.C., 29 August 1857. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 34k | Undated, location unknown. | David Buell | |
| 50k | USS Cassin (DD 43) at Queenstown, Ireland showing World War I camouflage, 1913/14. | Joe Radigan | |
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100k | Photo #: NH 85774, USS Cummings (Destroyer # 44) and USS Cassin (Destroyer # 43) fitting out at the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, in 1913. Halftone reproduction, published on a color-tinted postal card. Courtesy of Commander Donald J. Robinson, USN(MSC), 1977. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Tony Cowart | |
| 24k | The Cassin was struck by a torpedo, on October 16, 1917, although badly disabled, the Cassin remained afloat, fired several shells at the submarine, and made port under her own steam. | Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center | |
| 40k | A series of three views of the damage sustained 16 October, 1917 from a torpedo launched from U-61. National Archives, Record Group 19-N. | Tracy White | |
| 86k | As above. | Tracy White | |
| 47k | As above. | Tracy White | |
| 54k | Men on the deck of the Destroyer Cassin. George Hoffman, the man in the center background, was one of the men cited for special service when the Cassin was struck by a torpedo. Double torpedo tubes are shown at the left. | Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center | |
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137k | Coast Guard destroyers Tucker (left) and the Cassin (right) at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on Coast Guard service during the Prohibition Era, from the Official Coast Guard Website. | Mike Green | |
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64k | 1926, on Coast Guard service during the Prohibition Era, from the Official Coast Guard Website. | Mike Green | |
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