USN · DD
Downes
Photos and infoMahan-class destroyer. She was in Dry Dock No. 1 with Cassin and Pennsylvania. A bomb set off her torpedo warheads and fire wrecked her. She was rebuilt around the salvaged machinery.
| Class | Mahan class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-375 |
| Fate | Afloat. Wrecked in Dry Dock No. 1 at Pearl Harbor when a bomb set off her torpedo warheads. Rebuilt around salvaged machinery, keeping this name and number. |
| Armament (class) | Five 5-inch guns and two funnels. The count includes the two Dunlap ships. |
Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
Downes (DD375). Starboard side, underway, 01-03-1937 - NARA - 513025.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Attack on Pearl Harbor
1941-12-07 · wrecked in Dry Dock No. 1; later rebuilt
