USS DOWNES was the 19thKNOX - class frigate and the third ship in the Navy to bear the name. An attempt to drown the growing fire was thwarted when the burning oil rose with the water level, spreading the fire even more.
Use of this website constitutes acceptance of our Terms & Conditions. Unlike many United States Navy ships that served during World War II, USS With Japan’s planes repelled from attacking the dry dock, crews and dock workers were able to fully address the fires. Decommissioned on 5 June 1992, Downes was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 11 January 1995.
From Mare Island, she sailed on March 8, 1944 to join convoys on their way to Pearl Harbor and Majuro. Downes reached San Diego, California from Norfolk, Virginia 24 November 1937, and based there for exercises along the west coast, in the Caribbean, and in the Hawaiian Islands until April 1940, when Pearl Harborbecame her h… Downes performed Anti-Submarine Warfare operations, escort duty and naval diplomacy support, when necessary, for the Pacific Fleet.
Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic tourism in Hawaii has halted. Downes was launched 22 April 1936 by Norfolk Naval Shipyard; sponsored by Miss S. F. Downes, descendant of Captain Downes; and commissioned 15 January 1937, CommanderC. Decommissioned on June 5, 1992, and stricken from the Navy list on January 11, 1995, the DOWNES spent the next years moored at Bremerton, Wash., awaiting a possible transfer to Taiwan. Until it reopens, our Eventually, it was large enough to reach the ammo and torpedo warheads aboard the trapped destroyers. Unfortunately, by then it was too late. USS Downes (DD-375) was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy before and during World War II.
She was the second ship named for John Downes, a US Navy officer. She was the third ship to be named for Commodore John Downes The explosions were devastating, forcing both crews to abandon their ships.Nearly six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, USS Though she was almost destroyed during the Pearl Harbor attack, the reborn USS On May 6, 1944, she arrived at Eniwetok where she took over as the harbor entrance control ship. USS Downes (DD-375), December 1943 Though she was almost destroyed during the Pearl Harbor attack, the reborn USS Downes returned to service when she was recommissioned on November 15, 1943. The Pearl Harbor Visitors Bureau is not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, National Park Service, or U.S. Department of the Interior. H. Roper in command. Downes was disposed during fleet training in 2003 and sunk close to Mare Island during a SINKEX.