USS DOWNES 1070

GUESS WHAT!!!!!

We have a VENUE.......... The 6th USS Downes Navy Reunion is

April 24th -27th, 2025

Hoilday Inn Arlington, TX

***If you are interested in booking a room at the Holiday Inn in Arlington, Tx for the 2025 reunion, the phone number is 817-460-2500. Please use "USS Downes reunion". The rate is $149 per night for standard and king. $159 a night for a suite, each room comes with two free complementary breakfast each day. ASK for Shadow please - she will be happy to help you out!!
They have free shuttle service from the airport, which nobody else had. They were within our budget for the reunion. As well they could hold our group. We have a great reunion planned. I hope you can join us**

Christmas Card are about ready to go out. I hope within the next few weeks. Enclosed will be the reunon forms as well as a form for a raffle for a 26" replica of the Downes 1070. It is a beautifully bulit handmaked wooden ship. I will be posting photo's as they come in.

Your Reunion Committee.....
Mark Carlson
Duffy & Patricia Greba
Gary & Becky Court

Reunion Contact Info:
Gary & Becky Court
C: 320.493.9775
E: 1070ussdownes@gmail.com

GOD BLESS – Have a Wonderful week ahead and remember
“I Do it for the Smiles”

I continue to look for shipmates and get them reconnected!! That's my #1 goal.

ALSO, A BIG thank you for your support!

** The Membership IS NOT MANDATORY~ it is to help off set costs.... What do you get....

1. Membership Card
2.Quartly Newsletter - with who has been found and whom as passed
3.A 2023 Member dog tag - USS DOWNES
4. Custom USS DOWNES Ship Birthday Card

**THE BOARD HAS THE DISCRECTION TO DENY OR CANCEL A MEMBERSHIP AT ANY GIVEN TIME, FOR ANY REASON**

** Please email in your stories and Pictures of your times on the Downes** Also please contact us with NAMES - lets be the MOST Complete record SHIP in the FLEET!!

God Bless and as always don't forget to share a smile!!!

PLEASE Join us at Facebook Page USS Downes DE/FF 1070

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PLEASE CONTACT US FOR A LIST OF SHIPMATES - OR SHIPMATES PER YEARS-

PHOTO'S Courtsety of the USS Downes Facebook Page and it's Shipmates

From the research of Becky Court

Acasio, Jose B	EMCS	91-92
Ahnee, Glenn M	SA	71-73
Aities, Stan	OS2	84-85
Anderson, WL ( Wilbur)	STC
Antonio, Cesar M	MS2	81-82
Archambeault, EL	RMC	71-76
Baker, Clifford D	DKSN	78-80
Banks, Jeff	RMC	89
Blasingame, OL	SA	71-73
Bogusch, William		79
Booth, Kevin	HT3	77-80
Bossart Jr, Edmund B	CMDR	71-73
Brady, JD	MM1	71-73
Brown, Marty		72
Bryant, Jerry L	OSCO	84-86
Burke, Mike (Wino)	BM3	75-79
Carpenter, Dave
Cherry, Scott	MM8	86-90
Church, Roy D (Dan)	ET1	79
Clark, William Stephen	CMDR	84-86
Cody, Bill r	HT	86
Cottrel, Keith		73-74
Crafton, DM	SA	71-73
Crafton, Rm	FN (EM)	71-73
Crawford, JB	GMG3	71-73
Dickinson,FM, Jr (floyd)	ICFN
Dolan, ER	FN
Douglas, Stephen
Dunlap, Ken		82
Dunn, RA (robert)	BT2	71-73
Eacho, Virgil	EW1	76-77
Edinger Tim	BMSA	82
Eichman, Ken	TM3	72
Estes, Mark	BM1	72-74
Evans, Rodney Sr
Fanning, Timothy R	RDSN	71-73
Felkins, Chuck E Sr	GMG1	79
Felterolf, Rich	GM
Flint, DO	SA	71-73
Forshey, Charles O	MM1	1990
Freeman, Jim	PNCS	76-79
Gains, Edward		78-80
Girdley, RF	TM3	71-73
Gore, M Greg	SHSN	79
Grey, William
Hadden, Joe	HT2	83-85
Hatten, Earl R	SH1	71-73
Heldenbrand, TD	EM3	71-73
Heygood, Chris Sr	OSC	82
Honeycutt, Mike	IC3	81-83
Hoyle, Ken	Rm	72
Hubal, Anthony	OSC1	82
Hubbard, Zay L		83-84
Huskins, DD	MM1	71-73
Jabinal, Gerry	PNC	84-85
Johnson, Charles	capt	77-79
Johnson, GL	ENS	71-73
Johnston, Michael	BMSN	77-19
Jones, BL Barney	EMC	71-73
Kelley, John	CPO
Kibler, Dave	MMFN	74-77
Kiner, JA ( pappy)	FTG1	71-75
Knupp, James	BT3	80-83
Leaks, Lonnie
Levita, Leonardo, R	Bm1	90-92
Leyes, Gary	MSI	90
Lively, Tom "prunie"	BTFN	73-77
Livita, Leonardo		91-92
Lotzer, Pete	OS2	80-83
Loughrige, George E	FTG2	79
Lovelett, Randy	MS2	82
Lunford, M L	FN
Macbride, William	IC	82
Maitlen, LK -Lawernce	SKC	71-73
Marchbanks, Jim	RM3	80-83
Masiclat, Cezar G	PNC	91-92
Massie, WS	CS3	71-73
Matthias, GD	CSSN
Mattson, Jason	MM3	89-91
Maykut, Larry	BT1	71-73
Medinger, Gerald L	EM1	91-92
Meletti, Albert		79-80
Menke, John	BT	74-79
Metzger, Tom (Harry)	MMC	80's
Miller, DLG	MMC	71-73
Mims, Al - Alvin	SM	7
Mishoe, Andrew	GMM	79-82
Moity, RI	RDSN	71-73
Morell, John
Morrison, Bill	CPO	73
Mullins, Scott
Palmer, David Lee	QTM
Palmer, HL	ENFN	71-75
Pine, John S	cmdr	71-73
Pogue, JD	SK1	71-73
Putman, Hal		73-76
Remley, Darryl	YN
Rhode, Dave	GMT3	82
Rice, Vern		91-92
Rios, Ruben	E5	74-78
Salato, Leopold	BT3	76-82
Sanders, George	RMSN	82
Sanders, Maurice	FTG1	74-79
Sanifer, DE	SN	71-73
Schaffner, GA	YN1	71-73
Sebren, CR	EMFN	71-73
Selvig, Ray L	BMC	78-82
Shack, Richard
Sheffer, Jim	SK3	82-86
Stern, Chris G	BT2	84-88
Stockton, Wiliiam D	MMC	71-73
Stringer, El	EN1	71-73
Teachman, Ernest	E01
Therrien, Patrick A	SM2	77-81
Thompson, Frank L	CWO2	71-73
Thorpe, CE	MM1	71-73
Trostel, Timothy Edwin	AW	82
Urfer, Donald	BMSN	76-78
Walker, Scottie	MM3	89-92
Whaley, Gene III	DK1	74-78
White, Charles O
White, David	LTJG	79
White, Sylvester C Jr(Butch)	BM	2016
Whitty, Joe
Wiggins, Chuck	OS1	79
Williams, Franklin D.	BMC	71-72
Williams, William L		78-79
Yanders, David	BM3	88-89
Zoppo, Doug
Zwicker Tom	STG3	82
Mullins, Walter	RR1	71-73

General characteristics

Name	Downes
Ordered	22 July 1964
Builder	Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington
Laid down	5 September 1968
Launched	12 December 1969
Acquired	29 June 1971
Commissioned	28 August 1971
Decommissioned	10 June 1992
Stricken	11 January 1995
Motto	Ready Now
Nickname(s)	Finest, Fastest, Fairest Frigate in the Fleet. Frigate From Hell.
Fate	Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise 15 August 2003
Notes	Sunk at 031° 10' 01.0" North, 119° 48' 03.0" West
Class and type	Knox-class frigate
Displacement	3,187 tons (4,168 full load)
Length	438 ft (133.5 m)
Beam	46 ft 9 in (14.2 m)
Draft	24 ft 9 in (7.5 m)
Propulsion	2 × CE 1,200 psi (8,300 kPa) boilers 1 Westinghouse geared turbine 1 shaft, 35,000 shp (26,000 kW)
Speed	over 27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h)
Range	4,500 nautical miles (8,330 km) at 20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h)
Complement	18 officers, 267 enlisted
Sensors and processing systems	AN/SPS-40 Air Search Radar AN/SPS-67 Surface Search Radar AN/SQS-26 Sonar AN/SQR-18 Towed array sonar system Mk68 Gun Fire Control System
Electronic warfare & decoys	AN/SLQ-32 Electronics Warfare System
Armament	one Mk-16 8 cell missile launcher for ASROC and Harpoon missiles one Mk-42 5-inch/54 caliber gun Mark 46 torpedoes from four single tube launchers) one NSSMS launcher for Sea Sparrow missiles, later replaced by one Phalanx CIWS, which was replaced by an NSSM Sea Sparrow
Aircraft carried	one SH-2 Seasprite (LAMPS I) helicopter

Commanders

Edmund Belfour Bossart Jr. 28 Aug 1971-6 Apr 1973

Harold Patrick Sexton, Jr. 6 Apr 1973-30 Sep 1975

Joseph Jack D’Amato 30 Sep 1975-16 Jul 1977

Charles O. Johnson 16 Jul 1977-27 Oct 1979

Richard Benard McKenna 27 Oct 1979-14 Nov 1981

George Horace Coshow II 14 Nov 1981-22 Jan 1984

William S. Clark 22 Jan 1984-10 Aug 1986

Donald Franklin Russell 10 Aug 1986-28 Aug 1988

John T.O. Martin 28 Aug 1988-16 Mar 1990

John S. Pine 16 Mar 1990-5 Jun 1992

We can't thank the Shipmates, their family & friends for sharing these photos with us. We will cherish them and do understand the copyright regulations.
We understand that the author and initial copyright owner of a photograph is the person who “shoots” or “takes” the photo. Knowing this to be true, we can't be responsible for your photo being utilized elsewhere. Also, as the Copyright owner if there is any photo's you would removed. You will gladly remove them, please contact us.
If there are any you would like to share we would glad post them!
In other words, you took the photo's there are your's we respect that and will honor any of your wishes!