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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Young |
| Namesake | Lucien Young |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation |
| Laid down | 7 May 1942 |
| Launched | 15 October 1942 |
| Commissioned | 31 July 1943 |
| Decommissioned | January 1947 |
| Stricken | 1 May 1968 |
| Fate | Sunk as a target, 6 March 1970 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Fletcher-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 2,050 tons |
| Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.8 m) |
| Beam | 39 ft 8 in (12.1 m) |
| Draft | 17 ft 9 in (5.4 m) |
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| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Range | 6,500 nmi (12,038 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement | 273 |
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USS Young (DD-580), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy of that name. She was the first to be named for Rear Admiral Lucien Young (1852–1912).
Young was laid down on 7 May 1942 at Orange, Texas, by the Consolidated Steel Corp. The ship was launched on 15 October 1942, sponsored by Mrs. J. M. Schelling and commissioned on 31 July 1943.