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U.S.S. ELLYSON
(DD-454)Click to view crew list
DD-454 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| DEC | 1940 | - | Keel Date: 20 DEC 1940 at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company | ||
| JUL | 1941 | - | Launch Date: 26 JUL 1941 | ||
| NOV | 1941 | - | Commissioned: 28 NOV 1941 | ||
| JUN | 1944 | - | JUN | 1944 | D Day - Omaha Beach |
| OCT | 1954 | - | Decommissioned: 19 OCT 1954 | ||
| JUN | 1956 | - | AUG | 1956 | Mediterranean |
DD-454 General Specifications
Class: Gleaves-class destroyer
Named for: Theodore Gordon Ellyson
Complement: 16 Officers and 260 Enlisted
Displacement: 1630 tons
Length: 348 feet 3 inches
Beam: 36 feet 1 inches
Flank Speed: 37 Knots
Range: 6 500 nautical miles
Final Disposition:To Japan 19 October 1954