Two ships in the

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have been named USS ''Young'', the first for

John Young John Young may refer to: Academics * John Young (professor of Greek) (died 1820), Scottish professor of Greek at the University of Glasgow * John C. Young (college president) (1803–1857), American educator, pastor, and president of Centre Coll ...

(c. 1740–1781), a captain in the

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, and the second for Rear Admiral

Lucien Young Lucien Young (31 March 1852 – 2 October 1912) was an admiral of the United States Navy. His active-duty career included service in the Spanish–American War. Early life and career Young was born in Lexington, Kentucky, on 31 March 1852. He was ...

(1852–1912). * The first, was a , launched in 1919 and wrecked in the

Honda Point Disaster The Honda Point disaster was the largest peacetime loss of U.S. Navy ships. On the evening of September 8, 1923, seven destroyers, while traveling at 20 knots (37 km/h), ran aground at Honda Point (also known as Point Pedernales; the cliffs ...

of 1923. * The second, was a , launched in 1942 and stricken in 1968.

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