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USS Cushing (DD-376)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Cushing.
USS Cushing (DD-376) was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy before and during World War II. She was the third Navy ship named for Commander William Barker Cushing (1842–1874).
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![]() Cushing off the Puget Sound Navy Yard during her pre-commissioning trials period in July 1936. | |
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Name | Cushing |
Namesake | William Barker Cushing |
Builder | Puget Sound Navy Yard |
Laid down | 15 August 1934 |
Launched | 31 December 1935 |
Commissioned | 28 August 1936 |
Identification | DD-376 |
Fate | Sunk during Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942. |
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Class and type | Mahan-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,500 tons |
Length | 341 ft 4 in (104.0 m) |
Beam | 35 ft 0 in (10.7 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 10 in (3.0 m) |
Speed | 37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph) |
Complement | 158 |
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