| 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 H. Gardner, USN | Jul 1941 | ??? | |
| 3 | Cdr. Thomas Carson Phifer, USN | 1944 | ??? | |
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