What company was a steel and shipbuilding company that began operations in 1904 and helped to launch the USS Cushing on 30 September 1943?
USS Cushing (DD-797) USS "Cushing" (DD-797) was a "Fletcher"-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the fourth Navy ship named for Commander William B. Cushing (1842–1874), who distinguished himself during the American Civil War. "Cushing" was launched on 30 September 1943, by Bethlehem Steel Co., in Staten Island, New York; she was sponsored by Miss Katherine A. Cushing, a daughter of Commander Cushing. The vessel's commissioning was on 17 January 1944, with Commander Louis F. Volk in command.
USS Floyd B. Parks USS "Floyd B. Parks" (DD-884), named for Major Floyd B. Parks USMC (1911–1942), was a "Gearing"-class destroyer laid down by the Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas on 30 October 1944, launched on 31 March 1945 by Mrs. Floyd B. Parks, widow of Major Parks and commissioned on 31 July 1945.