USS Cummings (DD-365)

USS Cummings (DD-365)
History
United States
NameCummings
NamesakeAndrew Boyd Cummings
BuilderUnited Shipyards, Incorporated, Staten Island, New York
Laid down26 June 1934
Launched11 December 1935
Commissioned25 November 1936
Decommissioned14 December 1945
Stricken28 January 1947
FateSold, 17 July 1947
General characteristics as built
Class and typeMahan-class destroyer
Displacement1,500 tons
Length341 ft 4 in (104.04 m)
Beam35 ft (11 m)
Draft9 ft 10 in (3.00 m)
PropulsionSteam turbine
Speed36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Complement158 officers and crew
Armament

The second USS Cummings (DD-365) was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy, named for Andrew Boyd Cummings. She was a Pacific-based vessel, performing patrol and escort duties before and during World War II. The ship was present during the Attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on 7 December 1941, though she escaped major damage or casualties. Cummings was decommissioned in 1945 and sold for scrap in 1947.