| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Bristol |
| Pennant | DD 486 |
| Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
| Laid down | 31 Jul 1941 |
| Launched | 20 Feb 1942 |
| Commissioned | 29 Apr 1942 |
| End service | 2 May 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 2 May 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Lansdowne (DD 486)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. William Renwick Smedberg, 3rd, USN | 29 Apr 1942 | Feb 1943 |
| 2 | T/Cdr. Francis Joseph Foley, USN | Feb 1943 | 24 May 1944 |
| 3 | T/Cdr. William Squire Maddox, USN | 24 May 1944 | 11 Dec 1944 |
| 4 | Dave Johnston, Jr., USN | 11 Dec 1944 | 11 Jan 1946 |
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Notable events involving Lansdowne include:
13 Jul 1942
The depth charge attack made by USS Lansdowne near Colon, Panama, in position 09°46'N, 81°29'W and earlier credited with sinking the German U-boat U-153, was in fact carried out against a non-sub target.
7 Nov 1944
USS Caiman (Cdr. J.B. Azer, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS O'Brien (Cdr. W.W. Outerbridge, USN) and USS Lansdowne (Lt.Cdr. W.S. Maddox, USN).
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