Allied Warships

USS Ellet (DD 398)

Destroyer of the Benham class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassBenham 
PennantDD 398 
Built byFederal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down3 Dec 1936 
Launched11 Jun 1938 
Commissioned17 Feb 1939 
End service29 Oct 1945 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 29 October 1945.
Stricken 13 November 1945.
Sold 1 August 1947 and broken up for scrap.

 

Commands listed for USS Ellet (DD 398)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Francis James Mee, USN17 Feb 1939Jul 1941
2Cdr. Francis H. Gardner, USNJul 1941???

3Cdr. Thomas Carson Phifer, USN1944???

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