USS Downes (DD-45)

	USS Downes (DD-45) underway in 1915 undergoing sea trials.
History
United States
Name	Downes
Namesake	Captain John Downes
Builder	New York Shipbuilding Company, Camden, New Jersey
Cost	$805,490.17
Laid down	27 June 1912
Launched	8 November 1913
Sponsored by	Mrs. M. H. Simons, great-granddaughter of Captain Downes
Commissioned	11 February 1915
Decommissioned	6 June 1922
Stricken	5 July 1934
Identification	Hull symbol:DD-45; Code letters:NIN; ;
Fate	Transferred to the United States Coast Guard, 28 April 1924; Sold 22 August 1934, broken up for scrap;
Notes	Downes lost her name to new construction 1 July 1933
United States
Name	Downes
Acquired	28 April 1924
Commissioned	14 October 1924
Decommissioned	18 November 1930
Identification	Hull symbol:CG-4
Fate	Returned to the Navy on 22 May 1931.
General characteristics
Class and type	Cassin-class destroyer
Displacement	1,072 long tons (1,089 t)
Length	305 ft 3 in (93.04 m)
Beam	31 ft 2 in (9.50 m)
Draft	9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) (mean)
Installed power	oil fired boilers; 16,000 ihp (12,000 kW);
Propulsion	2 × Direct Drive Turbines With Triple Expansion Cruising Engines; 2 × shafts;
Speed	29.5 kn (33.9 mph; 54.6 km/h); 29 kn (33 mph; 54 km/h) (Speed on Trial);
Complement	5 officers 96 enlisted (USN); 6 officers, 82 enlisted (USCG);
Armament	USN:; 4 × 4 in (100 mm)/50 caliber guns; 8 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes (4 × 2); USCG:; 3 × 4 in (100 mm)/50 cal guns; 1 × 1-pdr;

The first USS Downes (DD-45) was a Cassin-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was later transferred to the United States Coast Guard, where she was designated CG-4. She was named for Captain John Downes.

^ "Table 21 - Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 762. 1921.
^ ^a ^b ^c Record of Movements Vessels of the United States Coast Guard 1790 -December 31, 1933 (PDF). Washington: TREASURY DEPARTMENT. 1989. p. 448.
^ "USS Downes (DD-45)". Navsource.org. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Table 10 - Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 714. 1921.
^ "Table 16 - Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 749. 1921.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference USCG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

History
USS Downes (DD-45) underway in 1915 undergoing sea trials.
United States
Name	Downes
Namesake	Captain John Downes
Builder	New York Shipbuilding Company, Camden, New Jersey
Cost	$805,490.17^[1]
Laid down	27 June 1912
Launched	8 November 1913
Sponsored by	Mrs. M. H. Simons, great-granddaughter of Captain Downes
Commissioned	11 February 1915
Decommissioned	6 June 1922
Stricken	5 July 1934
Identification	Hull symbol:DD-45 Code letters:NIN
Fate	Transferred to the United States Coast Guard, 28 April 1924 Sold 22 August 1934, broken up for scrap
Notes	Downes lost her name to new construction 1 July 1933
United States
Name	Downes
Acquired	28 April 1924^[2]
Commissioned	14 October 1924^[2]
Decommissioned	18 November 1930^[2]
Identification	Hull symbol:CG-4
Fate	Returned to the Navy on 22 May 1931.
General characteristics ^[3]
Class and type	Cassin-class destroyer
Displacement	1,072 long tons (1,089 t)^[4]
Length	305 ft 3 in (93.04 m)
Beam	31 ft 2 in (9.50 m)
Draft	9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) (mean)^[4]
Installed power	oil fired boilers 16,000 ihp (12,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 × Direct Drive Turbines With Triple Expansion Cruising Engines 2 × shafts
Speed	29.5 kn (33.9 mph; 54.6 km/h) 29 kn (33 mph; 54 km/h) (Speed on Trial)^[4]
Complement	5 officers 96 enlisted (USN)^[5] 6 officers, 82 enlisted (USCG)^[6]
Armament	USN: 4 × 4 in (100 mm)/50 caliber guns 8 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes (4 × 2) USCG: 3 × 4 in (100 mm)/50 cal guns 1 × 1-pdr^[6]