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With the end of the war, Downes was ordered to return to the United States and sailed from Iwo Jima 19 September with homeward-bound servicemen on board. She touched at San Pedro, California, called at Beaumont, Texas, for Navy Day celebrations and arrived at Norfolk 5 November.
Jun 4, 2018 · On December 17, 1945, USS Downes was decommissioned for the last time and, on November 18, 1947, she was sold for scrap. For her efforts at Pearl Harbor and during World War II, Downes was awarded four battle stars along with the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and World War II Victory Medal.
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At the time of the surprise attack of Japanese aircraft on fleet units in Pearl Harbor, T.H. during the forenoon of December 7, 1941 the U.S.S. Downes was docked in drydock No. 1, Navy Yard,...
- The Commanding Officer
- The Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Damage to USS Downes was so severe that she was initially thought to be only worth salvage to clear the drydock in which she rested alongside the capsized USS Cassin....
On 7 December 1941, Downes, Cassin, and the battleship Pennsylvania were in drydock in Pearl Harbor undergoing extensive repairs. Downes and Cassin were wrecked seemingly beyond repair and were reported as lost by the Secretary of the Navy. This article tells the story of their salvage and rebuilding.
The USS Downes was damaged beyond repair, and the USS Downes was decommissioned on June 20, 1942. But like a phoenix from the flames, she was reborn. Her machinery was salvageable, and they were taken to Mare Island Navy Yard, where they built a new ship around the machinery of the old USS Downes.
Wreckage of USS Cassin (DD-372) and USS Downes (DD-375) in Drydock Number 1. USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) is in the background. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the...
