USS Lassen (DDG-82) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight IIA) Aegis guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy.

On 23 March 2009 the Japan Coast Guard filed a case against both the destroyer's and the fishing boat's captains with local prosecutors for professional negligence that endangered traffic.

[1][2] On 1 July 2009, Fox News Channel reported that Lassen was tracking the North Korean ship Kang Nam 1, suspected of carrying contraband.

On 27 October 2015, Lassen conducted a 72-nautical mile transit through the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea and passed within 12 nautical miles of Subi Reef, one of seven artificial islands built up by China (commonly called the "Great Wall of Sand"), completing one of the most publicized freedom of navigation operations on record.

The trident symbolizes sea prowess while the three tines represent the battle stars earned during World War II in the Pacific while denoting the multi-threat warfare systems of the USS Lassen.

The red lightning bolts refer to the strike capability and mission as an ammunition ship, rearming many fleets during war.