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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
	108k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	496k	Newspaper clipping the day before the launching of the Shaw and the Cassin dated October 27 1935.		Ron Reeves
	252k	As above.		Ron Reeves
	118k	October 28 1935, launching at Philadelphia Navy Yard.		Ed Zajkowski
	74k	USS Cassin (DD-372) off the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, 2 February 1937. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Fred Weiss
	98k	Broadside view of the USS Cassin (DD 372) off Navy Yard Philadelphia on 2 Feb 1937.		Darryl Baker
	130k	February 2 1937, Philadelphia Navy Yard.		Ed Zajkowski
	196k	Philadelphia Navy Yard, August 18 1937, four civilian workmen were killed, 10 civilian and enlisted men (including an officer) were injured or scalded in an explosion aboard the new 1500-ton destroyer USS Cassin (DD-372) at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The above photo shows the U.S.S. Navy destroyer Cassin in dry-docks at the Philadelphia Nay yard after the explosion for repairs. Photo courtesy of the Acme Newspictures.		Bill Gonyo.
	118k	USS Cassin (DD-372) Underway in the Pacific Ocean, 15 December 1939. Photographed by O.A. Tunnell. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Fred Weiss
	93k	410101-N-0000F-001. 1941 USS image of Cassin's (DD 372) crew mess. (All Hands magazine photo by: Naval Historical Center, January 2002, pg. 46.)		Bill Gonyo
	123k	USS Cassin (DD-372) scene in the crew's mess, circa Autumn 1941. Note crewmen's "Short White" uniforms, mess gear and details of mess tables. Photograph from Department of the Navy collections in the U.S. National Archives. Photo #: 80-PR-1665.		Robert Hurst
	76k	Sydney, Australia March 1941		Marc Piché
	71k	USS Cassin (DD-372) in Sydney, Australia Harbor in March, 1941. Source: Australian War Memorial, Photo No.008055.		Mike Green
	146k	Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941, USS Cassin (DD-372) burned out and capsized against USS Downes (DD-375), in the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard drydock on 7 December 1941, after the Japanese attack. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.		Fred Weiss
	139k	Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941, USS Downes (DD-375), at left, and USS Cassin (DD-372), capsized at right, burned out and sunk in the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard drydock on 7 December 1941, after the Japanese attack. The relatively undamaged USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) is in the background. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.		Fred Weiss
	195k	USS Cassin (DD-372) (capsized, right) and USS Downes (DD-375) (left), In Drydock Number One at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard on 7 December 1941, immediatly following the Japanese attack. Both ships had been severely damaged by bomb hits and the resulting fires. In the background, also in Drydock Number One, is USS Pennsylvania (BB-38), which had received relatively light damage in the raid. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical Center. Photo #: NH 64482.		Robert Hurst
	194k	USS Downes (DD-375) and USS Cassin (DD-372) in Drydock One at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, soon after the end of the Japanese air attack. Cassin has capsized against Downes. USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) is astern, occupying the rest of the drydock. The torpedo-damaged cruiser USS Helena (CL-50) is in the right distance, beyond the crane. Visible in the center distance is the capsized USS Oklahoma (BB-37), with USS Maryland (BB-46) alongside. Smoke is from the sunken and burning USS Arizona (BB-39), out of view behind Pennsylvania. USS California (BB-44) is partially visible at the extreme left. This image has been attributed to Navy Photographer's Mate Harold Fawcett. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Photo #: 80-G-19943.		Robert Hurst
	166k	USS Downes (DD-375), nearest to camera, and USS Cassin (DD-372), capsized against Downes, in Drydock Number One at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, 8 December 1941, the day after they were wrecked by Japanese bombs and the resulting fires. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Photo #: NH 54559.		Robert Hurst
	192k	USS Cassin (DD-372), at left, and USS Downes (DD-375), Under salvage in Drydock Number One at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, 23 January 1942. They had been wrecked during the 7 December 1941 Japanese air raid. Photographed from the foremast of USS Raleigh (CL-7), which was undergoing battle damage repairs in the drydock. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Photo #: NH 54562.		Robert Hurst
	183k	USS Cassin (DD-372), at right, capsized, and USS Downes (DD-375), Under salvage in Drydock Number One at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, 27 January 1942. They had been wrecked during the 7 December 1941 Japanese air raid. Also in the drydock is USS Raleigh (CL-7), which was under repair for torpedo damage received on 7 December. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Photo #: NH 54563.		Robert Hurst
	163k	USS Cassin (DD-372) (capsized, right) and USS Downes (DD-375) (left), In Drydock Number One at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, 4 February 1942, while under salvage. Both destroyers had been wrecked in the drydock during the 7 December 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. In the background, also in Drydock Number One, is USS Raleigh (CL-7), receiving repairs for torpedo damage received in the Japanese attack. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical Center. Photo #: NH 55062.		Robert Hurst
	198k	USS Cassin (DD-372) (capsized, right) and USS Downes (DD-375), Under salvage in Drydock Number One at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard on 5 February 1942, the day Cassin was righted from her previous position capsized against Downes. They had been wrecked during the 7 December 1941 Japanese air raid. Also in the drydock is USS Raleigh (CL-7), which was under repair for torpedo damage received on 7 December. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Photo #: NH 54564.		Robert Hurst
	86k	Leaving dry dock at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, 18 February 1942, following salvage. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Joe Radigan
	118k	In drydock at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, 23 January 1942, while under salvage. She was burned out and capsized in the drydock during the 7 December 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Joe Radigan
	110k	The USS Cassin (DD 372) is half way down the building was at Mare Island Navy Yard on 16 June 1943. The partially completed hull of the USS Spadefish (SS 411) is to the left behind the staging.		Darryl Baker
	114k	February 1944 at Mare Island.		Wolfgang Hechler
	77k	Forward plan view of the new USS Cassin (DD 372) at Mare Island on 20 Feb 1944. She was under construction at the yard starting on 12 Nov 1942 and departed on 26 Feb 44.		Darryl Baker
	130k	After plan view of the new USS Cassin (DD 372) at Mare Island on 20 Feb 1944. She was under construction at the yard starting on 12 Nov 1942 and departed on 26 Feb 44.		Darryl Baker
	77k	Stern view of the new USS Cassin (DD 372) departing Mare Island on 26 Feb 1944.		Darryl Baker
	98k	Broadside view of the new USS Cassin (DD 372) off Mare Island on 26 Feb 1944.		Darryl Baker
	85k	Bow on view of the new USS Cassin (DD 372) departing Mare Island on 26 Feb 1944.		Darryl Baker
	91k	Off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 26 February 1944. The ship, which had been wrecked in the 7 December 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, has just completed a total reconstruction, with her original machinery and main battery installed in a new hull and superstructure. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.		Fred Weiss
	136k	USS San Diego (CL-53), At the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 9 April 1944, following overhaul. She is painted in camouflage Measure 33, Design 24d. In the background are USS Cassin (DD-372) and USS Denver (CL-58). Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. Photo #: 19-N-64799.		Robert Hurst
	163k	USS San Diego (CL-53), At the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 9 April 1944, following overhaul. The destroyer in the background is USS Cassin (DD-372). Note San Diego's after 5"/38 gun mounts, 40mm quad anti-aircraft machine gun mount and depth charges on her fantail, and floating crane alongside. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. Photo #: 19-N-64801.		Robert Hurst

LCDR Alfred Gallatin Noble    Aug 21 1936 - Jun 2 1937 (Later ADM)
CDR Ralph Clonts Alexander    Jun 2 1937 - Jun 16 1939
LCDR William Francis Fitzgerald Jr.    Jun 16 1939 - Jan 17 1941 (Later RADM)
LCDR Daniel Francis Joseph Shea    Jan 17 1941 - Dec 7 1941
CDR Vincent James Meola    Feb 5 1944 - Dec 1 1944
LCDR Homer Earl Conrad    Dec 1 1944 - Dec 17 1945

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