Cushing (DD 985) - Naval Cruise Book

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USS CUSHING is named after Commander William Barker Cushing, a Naval hero of the Civil War. Born in Delafield, Wis., Nov. 4, l842 he entered the Naval Academy in IS57. He became lieu- tenant on July I6, l862, and subse- quently attained the rank of com- mander on Jan. 3l, l872. After brilliant service in the blockading fleet off the North Carolina coast, his plans to outfit torpedo boats to destroy the for- midable and dangerous Confed- erate ram, Albermarle were ap- proved. On Oct. 27, l864, Cushing in a torpedo boat manned by vol- Commander William B. Cushing unteers, eluded the enemy look -outs and crept up the Roanoke River under defense fire from small arms and succeeded in dis- abling the Confederate ram Al- bermarle. For this action, Cushing was promoted and officially thanked by Congress, the only non-flag officer of the war to be so honored. ln four years he had risen from midshipman to lieutenant com- mander. During this time he was under fire perhaps more than any other officer in the Navy and seemed to have escaped without a scratch. After the Civil War he served in both Pacific and Asiatic squad- rons, commanded the Lancaster and Maumee, Served as Ord- nance officer, Boston Navy Yard, and from July ll, l873 commanded the USS Wyoming until relieved of active duty because of illness. While commanding USS Wyo- ming in the Caribbean, he helped to free the passengers of a ship detained by the Spanish govern- ment in Cuba. Commander Cush- ing died on December I7, I874 at the age of thirty one

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Table of Contents Ship Photo Commander W.B. Cushing Ship Schedule Table of Contents CO. XD. CXS Department ENG Department OPS Department Supply Department NX Department Air Department Hong Kong, B.C.C. Beppu, Japan Subic Bay, R.P. Beppu, Japan Sasebo, Japan Chinhae and Pusan Korea Phattaya Beach, Thailand Awards and Reenlistments MINSK OPS Cookouts UNREP lst Class Mess Tiger Cruise Homecoming Through the Lion's Eye Battle E Lion's Tracks Dedication