| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Allen M. Sumner |
| Pennant | DD 777 |
| Built by | Todd-Pacific Shipyards, Inc. (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 24 Dec 1943 |
| Launched | 19 Jul 1944 |
| Commissioned | 25 Oct 1944 |
| End service | 19 Mar 1971 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned and stricken 19 March 1971. |
Commands listed for USS Zellars (DD 777)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Blinn van Mater, USN | 25 Oct 1944 | 8 Feb 1945 |
| 2 | Cdr. Leon Samuel Kintberger, USN | 8 Feb 1945 | 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Zellars include:
25 Mar 1945
USS Zellars arrives in the Okinawa area.
12 Apr 1945
USS Zellars is damaged by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft of Okinawa in position 26º00'N, 128º00'E. Zellars liped into Kerama Retto with extensive damage later that day. (see map)
1 Jun 1945
USS Zellars puts into Long Beach Naval Shipyard for permanent repairs.
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