 {|     |} the first uss cummings (dd-44) was a  used by the united states navy during world war i. she was later transferred to the united states coast guard, where she was designated cg-3. she was named for lieutenant commander andrew boyd cummings. cummings was launched on 6 august 1913 by bath iron works, bath, maine; sponsored by mrs. h. beates, jr., niece of lieutenant commander cummings; and commissioned on 19 september 1913, lieutenant commander a. crenshaw in command. ==pre-world war i== departing boston in november 1913, cummings cruised along the atlantic coast and in the caribbean until the following june, when she joined the neutrality patrol and cruised off the coast until the united states entered into world war i. ==world war i== arriving at new york navy yard on 12 may 1917 to be outfitted for foreign service, cummings sailed on 15 may, reaching the destroyer base, queenstown, ireland on 26 may. she was commanded by the future admiral, henry kent hewitt. she served in the cross-channel escort service under commander, us naval forces operating in european waters, and also conducted [[anti-submarine warfare
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