USS Ellis (DD-154)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | George Henry Ellis |
| Builder: | William Cramp and Sons |
| Laid down: | 8 July 1918 |
| Launched: | 30 November 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 7 June 1919 |
| Decommissioned: | 17 June 1922 |
| Recommissioned: | 1 May 1930 |
| Decommissioned: | 16 December 1936 |
| Recommissioned: | 16 October 1939 |
| Decommissioned: | 31 October 1945 |
| Struck: | 16 November 1945 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping, 17 July 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Wickes class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,060 tons |
| Length: | 314 ft 5 in (95.83 m) |
| Beam: | 31 ft 8 in (9.65 m) |
| Draft: | 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 113 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 × 4" (102 mm), 2 × 3" (76 mm), 12 × 21" (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 1 depth charge projector, 2 depth charge tracks |
USS Ellis (DD–154) was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War II. She was reclassified AG-115 on 30 June 1945. She was the second ship named for Chief Yeoman George Henry Ellis.
Ellis was launched 30 November 1918 by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; sponsored by Mrs. E. T. Stotesbury; and commissioned 7 June 1919, Lieutenant Commander T. E. Van Metre in command.
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