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U.S.S. CUSHING
(DD-985)NON SIBI SED PATRIAE
NOT SELF BUT COUNTRY
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USS CUSHING (DD-985) - a Spruance class destroyer
In Commission 1979 to 2005DD-985 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DD-985 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-985 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEB | 1977 | - | Keel Date: 2 FEB 1977 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS | ||
| JUN | 1978 | - | Launch Date: 17 JUN 1978 | ||
| JAN | 1979 | - | JAN | 1984 | Commisioning |
| JAN | 1979 | - | JAN | 1979 | Panama Canal |
| SEP | 1979 | - | Commissioned: 21 SEP 1979 | ||
| APR | 1981 | - | NOV | 1981 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| APR | 1981 | - | NOV | 1981 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| JUL | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 30 JUL 1981 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 30 JUL 1981 - Indian Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1982 | - | APR | 1983 | West Pac |
| MAY | 1984 | - | NOV | 1984 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| SEP | 1984 | - | Shellback Initiation - 23 SEP 1984 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1986 | - | JUL | 1986 | Middle Pacific |
| AUG | 1990 | - | DEC | 1990 | West Pac |
| AUG | 1991 | - | MAR | 1998 | Change Homeport from San Diego, CA to Pearl Harbor, HI |
| JUN | 1992 | - | DEC | 1992 | UNITAS |
| JUL | 1992 | - | Shellback Initiation - 18 JUL 1992 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1992 | - | Shellback Initiation - 18 JUL 1992 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1992 | - | Shellback Initiation - 18 JUL 1992 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1996 | - | MAR | 1997 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| NOV | 1996 | - | Shellback Initiation - 13 NOV 1996 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1998 | - | SEP | 2005 | Home Port Change From Pearl Harbor to Japan |
| SEP | 2005 | - | Decommissioned: 21 SEP 2005 | ||
DD-985 General Specifications
Class: Spruance class destroyer
Named for: William B. Cushing
Complement: 19 Officers and 315 Enlisted
Displacement: 8040 tons
Length: 529 feet
Beam: 55 feet
Flank Speed: 32 Knots
Range: 6 000 nautical miles
Final Disposition:StrickenSunk as a target during RIMPAC 2008