Three ships of the
United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
have been named ''Downes'', in honor of Captain
John Downes.
* , a , commissioned in 1915, transferred to the
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's eight uniformed services. The service is a maritime, military, mu ...
and finally sold in 1934.
* , a , commissioned in 1936 and decommissioned in 1945.
* , a , commissioned in 1971 and decommissioned in 1992.
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United States Navy ship names