USS DOWNES (DD-375)

Moored ahead of Pennsylvania and to starboard of Cassin in Drydock #1, Downes received serious punishment. At approximately 0850 a flight of Vals targeted Drydock #1, as well as Nevada moving down the channel. Receiving three 250KG bombs, Downes was severely damaged and became an inferno. When Drydock #1 was flooded in an attempt to extinguish oil fires, Cassin rolled over onto her. Virtually destroyed, Downes had her main propulsive machinery and vital equipment salvaged. Installed in a new hull, the revitalized Downes rejoined the fleet in November, 1943.
SHIPS DATA
Name: Downes
Hull Number: DD-375
Displacement: 1,500 tons
Dimensions:
342' Length Overall
334' Waterline Length
35' Maximum Beam
9' 8" Maximum Draft
Armament:
4x5" .38 Cal (single mounting)
12x21" Torpedo Tubes (quadruple mounting)
PHOTO GALLERY
View of bow, with rolled Cassin
Starboard-bow view of damage
Pre-war starboard view
Pre-war aerial view of high-speed run
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