Downes DD-45
Cassin Class Destroyer
Page Last Updated:  02 June 2001


DANFS Entry

Displacement 1,072 Tons,

Dimensions:
    Length - 305' 3" (oa)
    Beam - 31' 2"
    Draft - 9'3"

Armament 4 x 4"/50, 8 x 18" tt..

Machinery, 16,000 SHP;
    Direct Drive Turbines With Triple Expansion Cruising Engines,
    2 screws
Speed, 29.5 Knots, Crew 98


Data for USS Cassin (DD-43) as of 1921

Length overall: 305’ 3"
Length between perpendiculars: 300’ 0"
Breadth on the load waterline: 30’ 4"
Mean hull draft: 9’ 3"

Displacement (normal): 1,020 tons
Displacement (full load): 1,139 tons

Fuel capacity: 312 tons/oil

Armament
Four 4"/50 caliber guns
Four 18" twin torpedo tubes

Complement
8 Officers
8 Chief Petty Officers
90 Enlisted

Propulsion
4 Boilers
2 Parsons Turbines: 15,307 horsepower

Highest speed on trials: 30.1 knots

    DD-43 - CASSIN
    DD-44 - CUMMINGS
    DD-45 - DOWNES
    DD-46 - DUNCAN



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