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Encyclopedia > USS Mustin

Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Mustin in honor of the Mustin family who have recorded a rich and honorable tradition of naval service.


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USS Mustin (DD-413), Sims-class destroyer (390 words)
She was commissioned in September 1939 and spent more than two years in the Atlantic, taking part in Neutrality Patrol operations and the more bellicose activities that marked the months preceding the German declaration of war on 8 December 1941.
In August, she accompanied USS Hornet (CV 8) as that aircraft carrier steamed southeastwards to participate in what was to be a long and hard fight to hold Guadalcanal.
Mustin generally remained with Hornet until that ship was sunk in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands in late October.
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