USS Ellis (DD-154)
USS Ellis in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in January 1920 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Ellis |
| Namesake | George Henry Ellis |
| Builder | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia |
| Yard number | 469 |
| 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 |
| Stricken | 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 (95.8 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft 8 in (9.7 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft 8 in (2.6 m) |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement | 113 officers and enlisted |
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USS Ellis (DD–154) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was reclassified AG-115 on 30 June 1945. She was named for Chief Yeoman George Henry Ellis.
Ellis was launched on 30 November 1918 by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, sponsored by Mrs. E. T. Stotesbury. The destroyer was commissioned on 7 June 1919.