| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Benham |
| Pennant | DD 398 |
| Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 3 Dec 1936 |
| Launched | 11 Jun 1938 |
| Commissioned | 17 Feb 1939 |
| End service | 29 Oct 1945 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 29 October 1945. |
Commands listed for USS Ellet (DD 398)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Francis James Mee, USN | 17 Feb 1939 | Jul 1941 | |
| 2 | Cdr. Francis Hartt Gardner, USN | Jul 1941 | ??? | |
| 3 | Cdr. Thomas Carson Phifer, USN | 1944 | ??? | |
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Noteable events involving Ellet include:
9 Aug 1942
Following an engagement with Japanese naval forces 9 August 1942 off Savo Island, Ellet rescued 509 enlisted men & 41 officers from oil covered shark infested waters during darkness and adverse weather conditions from the cruiser USS Quincy and one sailor from the cruiser USS Astoria, both ships having been sunk in the cited engagement.
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