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Namesake
	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
USS Cassin (DD-43)
	34k	Undated, location unknown.		David Buell
	54k	Undated, 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
	131k	USS Cassin (Destroyer No. 43) date and place unknown. Photo from collection of Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
	100k	Photo #: NH 85774, USS Cummings (Destroyer No. 44) and USS Cassin (Destroyer No. 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
	136k	USS Cassin (DD-43) running trials in late 1913. Naval History History and Heritage Command photo NH 55054.		Mike Green
	176k	Osmond K. Ingram, Gunner’s Mate 1st Class, U.S. Navy, lost his life when the Cassin was torpedoed, 16 October 1917. When he saw the German torpedo coming he realized the hit would be near the stern of the Cassin and made an effort to release the depth charge before it occurred. He was not successful and gave his life in trying to save his ship and shipmates. Ingram was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Painted by Charles B.Falls, published by A.R. Bourges, N.Y. (Property of the Bureau of Navigation) Supplement Public Ledger, Sunday, March 18, 1923 Painting commissioned by the U.S. Navy Bureau of Navigation to commemorate heroic actions in the War.		Tommy Trampp
	24k	The Cassin was struck by a torpedo, on 16 October 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 by U-61. National Archives, Record Group 19-N.		Tracy White
	86k	As above.		Tracy White
	47k	As above.		Tracy White
	204k	Cassin under repair at the Royal Naval Dockyard on Haulbowline Island, Queenstown (now Cobh), Ireland. Naval History History and Heritage Command photo NH 55058.		Mike Green
0504321	105k	RPPC of Cassin (Destroyer No. 43) under repair at the Royal Naval Dockyard on Haulbowline Island, Queenstown (now Cobh), Ireland.		Dave Wright
	215k	View from inside the hull of USS Cassin, looking aft, showing damage received when Cassin was torpedoed. Photographed while drydocked for repairs in Ireland. Naval History and Heritage Command photo NH 61853.		Mike Green
	122k	USS Cassin (Destroyer No. 43) moored alongside another U.S. Navy destroyer, at Queenstown, Ireland, circa 1918. She is painted in "Dazzle" type camouflage. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph photo NH 795.		Joe Radigan/Robert Hurst
	184k	USS Cassin (Destroyer No. 43), circa 1918. Photo from collection of Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
	128k	USS Cassin (Destroyer No. 43) and unidentified sisters anchored in the Azores Islands about the time of the Navy's transatlantic flight attempt, 1919. US Navy and Marine Corps Museum/Naval Aviation Museum, Photo No. 1984/041.001.002.		Mike Green
	81k	As seen from the forecastle of the USS Cassin (Destroyer No. 43), a NC-4 aircraft fades into the distance in May, 1919. The Cassin was serving as a station ship for the Navy aircraft's transatlantic flight. US Navy and Marine Corps Museum/Naval Aviation Museum, Photo No. 19884.041.001.067.		Mike Green
0504320	176k	Cassin (Destroyer No. 43) and a sister (possibly Parker (Destroyer No. 48) moored at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, circa 1919. Cropped from a RPPC.		Dave Wright
USCGC Cassin (CG-1)
	137k	Coast Guard destroyers Tucker (left) and Cassin (right) at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on Coast Guard service during the Prohibition Era, from the Official Coast Guard Website.		Mike Green
	37k	Undated image while on Coast Guard service.		Paul Rebold
	64k	1926, on Coast Guard service during the Prohibition Era, 1926. Photo from the Official Coast Guard Website.		Mike Green

LCDR Harris L. Laning    Aug 9 1913 - Apr 28 1914 (Later ADM)

LCDR Ernest Joseph King    Apr 28 1914 - Jun 29 1914 (Later FADM)

CDR Walter Newhall Vernou    Jun 29 1914 - Dec 5 1917 (Later RADM)

CDR Abram Claude    Dec 5 1917 - Jan 20 1919

CDR Charles Conway Hartigan    Jan 20 1919 - Apr 12 1919 (Later RADM)

CDR Charles Sylvanus Kerrick    Apr 12 1919 - Apr 25 1920

LCDR Earl Ames McIntyre    Apr 25 1920 - Aug 14 1921

CDR Arthur Wesley Sears    Aug 14 1921 - Nov 23 1921

LT Clifton Enyart Denny    Nov 23 1921 - Jun 7 1922

(Decommissioned June 7 1922 - Nov 1926)     

Under Coast Guard command

LCDR Frederick August Zeusler (USCG)    Nov 1926 - Sep 1927 (Later RADM)

LCDR Wilfred Neville Derby (USCG)    Sep 1927 - Nov 1930 (Later VADM)

LCDR Merlin O'Neill (USCG)    1932 - Jun 1933 (Later VADM)

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