USS Downes (DD-45)
USS Downes (DD-45) before commissioning in 1913 |
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| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Downes (DD-45) |
| Namesake: | John Downes |
| Builder: | New York Shipbuilding Company of Camden, New Jersey |
| Laid down: | 27 June 1912 |
| Launched: | 8 November 1913 |
| Commissioned: | 11 February 1915 |
| Decommissioned: | 6 June 1922 |
| Struck: | 5 July 1934 |
| Fate: | Transferred to the United States Coast Guard |
| Career | |
| Name: | USS Downes (CG-4) |
| Commissioned: | 14 October 1924 (USCG) |
| Decommissioned: | 18 November 1930 (USCG) |
| Fate: | Returned to the Navy on 22 May 1931. Sold and scrapped 22 August 1934 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Cassin-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,072 tons |
| Length: | 305 ft 3 in (93.04 m) |
| Beam: | 31 ft 2 in (9.50 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft 3 in (2,820 mm) |
| Speed: | 29 kn (33 mph; 54 km/h) |
| Complement: | 98 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 × 4 in (100 mm)/50 cal guns, 8 × 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes |
The first USS Downes (DD-45) was a Cassin-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was later transferred to the United States Coast Guard, where she was designated CG-4. She was named for Captain John Downes.
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