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Finest, Fastest, Fairest, Frigate in The Fleet The third ship honoring Captain John Downes, United States Navy who served with distinction in the war with Tripoli (1804) and during the War of 1812. USS Downes was built as a knox class escort destroyer by the Todd Shipyard Corporation in Seattle, Washington. Especially designed for locating and destroying enemy submarines, USS Downes is capable of such varied missions as search and rescue, patrol, evacuation, blockade, visit and search or surveillance. |
