USS Young
| Country | United States |
| Ship Class | Fletcher-class Destroyer |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel, Orange, TX |
| Laid Down | 7 May 1942 |
| Launched | 15 Oct 1942 |
| Commissioned | 31 Jul 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 31 Mar 1946 |
| Displacement | 2050 tons standard; 2924 tons full |
| Length | 376 feet |
| Beam | 40 feet |
| Draft | 14 feet |
| Machinery | General Electric geared turbines with two screws |
| Power Output | 60000 SHP |
| Speed | 38 knots |
| Range | 6,500nm at 15 knots |
| Crew | 273 |
| Armament | 5x5" guns, 4x1.1" anti-aircraft, 4x20mm anti-aircraft, 10x21" torpedo tubes |
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USS Young Operational Timeline
| 31 Jul 1943 | Young was commissioned into service. |
| 31 Mar 1946 | Young was decommissioned from service. |
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