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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
<ol>
Mahan Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid August 15 1934 - Launched April 22 1936<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS DOWNES DD-375'''<br/>
Commissioned January 15 1937<br/>
Severely damaged in Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and Decommissioned June 20 1942<br/>
Salvaged equipment from her hulk was taken to Mare Island where DOWNES was completely rebuilt in a new hull 1942-43<br/>
Recommissioned November 15 1943 - Decommissioned December 17 1945<br/><br/>
Stricken January 28 1947<br/>
Sold November 18 1947 and broken up for scrap
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie,
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
<ol>
<li>[[Downes_DD_375_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]    (1936-45)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark
has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest
known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
<br/> <br/>
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3 (A-TTT)<br/><br/>"NORFOLK /<br/>NAVY YARD"<br/><br/>[[SALINAS_AO_19_ | USS SALINAS<br/>AO-19]]
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1936-04-22
<br/>to<br/>
1936-04-22
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Salinas_AO19_19360422_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Downes_DD375_19360422_1_Cachet.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Cachet by Leo Schupp commemorating the Launching of USS DOWNES DD-375




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3 (BC-BBT)<br/><br/>"WELCOME /<br/>USS DOWNES"<br/><br/>[[WYOMING AG 17|USS WYOMING<br/>AG-17]]
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1936-04-22
<br/>to<br/>
1936-04-22
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_wyoming_ag17_19360422.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_wyoming_ag17_19360422 cach.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Launching Cachet

<hr>




<hr/>
<h4>1st Commissioning January 15 1937 to June 20 1942</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDC 3r<br/><br/>"NORFOLK /<br/>NAVY YARD"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1937-01-15
<br/>to<br/>
1937-01-15
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_downes_dd375_19370115_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_downes_dd375_19370115.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
First Day in Commission<br/>Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDC 3r<br/><br/>"NORFOLK /<br/>NAVY YARD"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1937-01-15
<br/>to<br/>
1937-01-15
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Downes_DD375_19370115_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Downes_DD375_19370115_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
First Day in Commission<br/>Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDC 3r (AC-BBT)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1937-01-15<br/>to<br/>1937-01-15
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:Kurzmiller_Downes_DD_375_19370115_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:Kurzmiller_Downes_DD_375_19370115_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Notes: Contributed by Louis Kurzmiller.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3r (AC-BBT)<br/>
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1938-01-15
<br/>to<br/>
1938-01-15
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_downes_dd375_19380115_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_downes_dd375_19380115.jpeg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3r (A-BTT)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1939-10-12
<br/>to<br/>
1939-10-12
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Downes_DD375_19391012_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Downes_DD375_19391012_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet_Category_Columbus_Day_ | Columbus Day]]. Cachet by Walter J. Dybas




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3r (A-BTT)<br/><br/>"PEARL /<br/>HARBOR T.H."
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-06-01
<br/>to<br/>
1940-06-01
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_downes_dd375_6140_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_downes_dd375_6140.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Cachet by Royal C. Hendricks




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3r (A-BTT)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-12-03
<br/>to<br/>
1941-12-03
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Downes_DD375_19411203_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Downes_DD375_19411203_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Sailor Mail - "Via Clipper Mail"





<hr/>
<h4>2nd Commissioning November 15 1943 to December 17 1945</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-08-07
<br/>to<br/>
1945-08-07
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_downes_dd375_19450807_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_downes_dd375_19450807.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Cachet by Royal C. Hendricks

<p> </p>

<h3>Other Information</h3>
Earned 4 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/>*
[[The Pearl Harbor Ships|Pearl Harbor December 7 1941]] at
[[OtherUS_Navy_Yard_Pearl_Harbor_Hawaii | The Pearl Harbor Navy Yard]]<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named in Honor of Commodore John Downes USN (1786 – August 11 1854) an Officer in The United States Navy, whose service covered the first half of the 19th century




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DOWNES DD 375 - Revision history

GregCiesielski at 22:19, 28 March 2017

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NCMSysop: added 1 cover