USS Cushing

Five ships in the United States Navy have been named "Cushing" for William Barker Cushing.

* The USS|Cushing|TB-1, was a torpedo boat commissioned in 1890, and served until her decommissioning in 1898.

* The USS|Cushing|DD-55, "O'Brien"-class destroyer commissioned 1915 and decommissioned in 1920.

* The USS|Cushing|DD-376, was a "Mahan"-class destroyer, commissioned in 1936, sunk during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942.

* The USS|Cushing|DD-797, was a "Fletcher"-class destroyer, commissioned in 1944, and decommissioned in 1960.

* The USS|Cushing|DD-985, was a "Spruance"-class destroyer, commissioned in 1978 and deactivated in 2005.

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*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c16-list.htm
*NVR|http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD985.htm