USS Cassin Young: It's in Buffalo, NY – Not Charlestown, MA

Correcting the Location of a WWII Destroyer

The USS Cassin Young (DD‑793), a Fletcher‑class destroyer, is not in Charlestown, Massachusetts (home of the USS Constitution).

Actual Location

Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park
1 Naval Park Cove
Buffalo, New York 14202

Quick Facts

• Commissioned 1943; served in WWII (Pacific) and Korean War
• Decommissioned 1960; museum ship since 1981
• National Historic Landmark
• Sister ship to the famous USS The Sullivans (also in Buffalo)

If you're in Boston, visit the USS Constitution and USS Cassin Young's namesake, Commander Cassin Young (Medal of Honor, Pearl Harbor), is honored at the Naval Academy. But the ship itself is in Buffalo.