USN · DD
Ellet
Photos and infoBenham-class destroyer. Screened Enterprise and Hornet at Midway. She was not in the night fight at Savo Island. The next morning she and Selfridge sank the abandoned Canberra. She survived the war. Decommissioned 29 October 1945 and sold on 1 August 1947.
| Class | Benham class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-398 |
| Fate | Afloat. Screened Enterprise and Hornet at Midway. Not in the night fight at Savo Island. The next morning she and Selfridge sank the abandoned Canberra. Repairing at Mare Island when the war ended. Decommissioned there on 29 October 1945. Sold on 1 August 1947. |
| Armament (class) | Four 5-inch guns, one funnel, and sixteen torpedo tubes. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command photo NH 81176. USS Ellet (DD-398) underway off New York City, in 1939 (NH 81176).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Battle of Midway
1942-06-04 · in Spruance's screen
Battle of Savo Island
1942-08-09 · not in the night fight; helped scuttle Canberra
