USS Young (DD-580)

USS Young (DD-580)

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, Tex., by the Consolidated Steel Corp.; launched on 15 October 1942, sponsored by Mrs. J. M. Schelling; and commissioned on 31 July 1943, Lieutenant Commander George B. Madden in command.