| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Mahan |
| Pennant | DD 375 |
| Built by | Norfolk Navy Yard (Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 15 Aug 1934 |
| Launched | 22 Apr 1936 |
| Commissioned | 15 Jan 1937 |
| End service | 17 Dec 1945 |
| History | Downes was almost completely destroyed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, She was decommissioned on 20 June 1942. |
Commands listed for USS Downes (DD 375)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Kenneth Hill Noble, USN | 13 Jun 1939 | 10 Dec 1940 | |
| 2 | Thomas Henry Hederman, USN | 10 Dec 1940 | 13 Sep 1941 | |
| 3 | William Rudolph Thayer, USN | 13 Sep 1941 | 8 Dec 1941 | |
| 4 | Lt. William Overton Snead, Jr., USN | 8 Dec 1941 | 1 Jan 1942 | |
| 5 | Hugh Trent Mackay, USN | 1 Jan 1942 | 13 Apr 1942 | |
| 6 | Frank Morse Culpepper, USN | 13 Apr 1942 | 20 Jun 1942 | |
| 7 | T/Cdr. Robert Schley Fahle, USN | 15 Nov 1943 | Jan 1945 | |
| 8 | Lt.Cdr. James Martin Yost, USN | Jan 1945 | 17 Dec 1945 | |
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Notable events involving Downes include:
19 Sep 1944
USS Bergall (Cdr. J.M. Hyde, USN) arrived at Saipan. She was escorted in by USS Downes (Cdr. R.S. Fahle, USN).
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