CUSHING DD 985

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Spruance Class Destroyer Keel Laid 2 February 1977 - Launched 17 June 1978 USS CUSHING DD-985 Commissioned (Special) 21 September 1979 - Commissioned 20 October 1979 Decommissioned 22 September 2005 Sunk as target 14 July 2008 during RIMPAC 2008, north off Kauai, Hawaii

Naval Covers

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1. USS Cushing DD-985 Covers Page 1    (1980-2005)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-6

1979-09-21

Special Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS)

1986-05-21

Note:

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+) (USS)

1991-07-04

Ships cachet, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-6

1980-10-14

Note:

 

Locy Type LDC 2-1(n+) (USS)

2005-09-22

Cacheted, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

 

Locy Type LDC 9-1(n+) (USS)

2005-09-22

Cacheted, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Decommissioning Station" San Diego CA

2005-09-22

Decommissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Commander William Barker Cushing (November 4 1842 – December 17 1874)
Cushing was an officer in the United States Navy, best known for sinking the Confederate Ironclad CSS ALBEMARLE during a daring nighttime raid October 27 1864, a feat for which he received the thanks of Congress.

Five ships of the US Navy have borne the name CUSHING in his honor - USS Cushing TB-1, USS Cushing DD-55, USS Cushing DD-376, USS Cushing DD-797 and USS Cushing DD-985.

 

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