CUSHING (DD 985)
DESTROYER
VESSEL STATUS
Class:		DD 963				UIC:		20617
Status:		Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise				Fleet:
Date status Changed:		07/14/2008				Homeport:
Maintenance Category:						Berth:
Force:
Builder:		Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp.
MILESTONE DATES
Award Date:		01/15/1974				Commission Date:		09/21/1979
Keel Date:		12/27/1976				Inactivation Date:
Launch Date:		06/17/1978				Decommission Date:		09/21/2005
Age (since Launch) (at time of Disposal)		30.1				Years from Commission to Decommission:		26.0
Delivery Date:		09/04/1979				InService Date:
Age (since Delivery) (at time of Disposal)		28.8				Out Service Date:
						Stricken Date:		09/21/2005
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Overall Length:		563 ft				Waterline Length:		529 ft
Extreme Beam:		55 ft				Waterline Beam:		55 ft
Max Navigational Draft:		33 ft				Draft Limit:		23 ft
Light Displacement:		7121 tons				Full Displacement:		9533 tons
Dead Weight:		2412 tons
Hull Material:			Steel hull, aluminum superstructure.
No. of Propellers:		2
No. of Waterjets:
Propulsion Type:			Gas Turbines
Accommodations:			Officers:		25
			Enlisted:		273
PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS
Custodian:			US NAVY
Planning Yard:
Nuclear Planning Yard:
Ships Program Manager:
Comments:
Last Updated:		07/21/2008
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