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113k | John Downes was born in 1786 in Canton, Massachusetts. He served as acting midshipman from 9 September 1800 and was appointed midshipman on 1 June 1802. He rendered distinguished service during the War with Tripoli in 1804, in the frigate Congress, and was executive officer for Captain David Porter in Essex during the War of 1812. He commanded Epervier, Guerriere, Ontario and Independence, and the Boston Navy Yard, and was Commodore of the Pacific and Mediterranean Squadrons. Captain Downes died at Charlestown, Massachusetts on 11 August 1854. Photo of John Downes (DD-45, DD-375) - Commandant Boston Navy Yard, Mar. 16, 1835-June 1, 1842; Mar. 19, 1849-May 19, 1852 (Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-7095) | Robert M. Cieri/Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard | |
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147k | Undated, location unknown. Photo from collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum. | Darryl Baker | |
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141k | USS Downes (DD-45) underway in 1915 undergoing sea trials. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress. | Bill Gonyo | |
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186k | World War I photo, location unknown, from collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum. | Darryl Baker | |
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92k | USS Downes (DD-45), at left, and USS Benham (DD-49) at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, 5 March 1921. Photograph by Crosby, Portsmouth, Virginia. | Robert Hurst | |
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46k | 1918 escorting USS Leviathan. USN photo. | Joe Radigan | |
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168k | USS Downes (Destroyer # 45), Moored at Queenstown, Ireland in 1918. She is painted in "Dazzle" type camouflage. USS Stockton (Destroyer # 73) -- with three tall smokestacks -- is moored alongside Downes, with two other destroyers in the nest further to starboard. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Photo #: NH 54555. | Robert Hurst | |
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23k | On Coast Guard service during the Prohibition Era, from the Official Coast Guard Website. | Mike Green | |
LCDR Alfred Wilkinson Johnson Feb 11 1915 - Jun 1915 (Later VADM) LCDR Allen Buchanan Jun 1918 - Aug 1918 LCDR Thomas Shore McCloy Aug 15 1921 - Jul 1922
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