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DD-398 Ellet
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Benham 1936/12/03
Federal Shipb. & Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J.
1938/06/11 1939/04/18 1947/08/01
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Namesake: Col Charles Ellet, Jr. (USMC)
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42: Ms 12/Mod, 43-44: Ms 21, 44: Ms 31/11dE>

WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/11/28 41/12/10   8/DesRon6/DesDiv12 reinforce Midway   81 
41/12/07     BatForPac/DesFlot2/DesRon6/DesDiv12     114 
41/12/14 41/12/23?   8/DesRon6/DesDiv12 Wake reinforce attempt   66 
41/12/30 42/01/13   11 patrol S of P.H.   109 
42/01       escort convoys P.H. <> west coast   66 
42/02       ecort troop convoy to Christmas Is.   66 
42/04/02 42/04/25 Shangr 16.1/DesRon6/DesDiv12    
42/04/30 42/05/26   16.1/DesRon6 xCoralS  
42/05/28 42/06/10   16.4/DesRon6 xMidway  
42/08/07 42/08/12 Watch 62    
42/08/09   Watch 62 lifeguard from Quincy, Astoria, fininshing Canberra   66 
42/08/1? 42/08/1?     escort AO Cimarron to refuel TF 61, then put to Efate   66 
42/08/12 42/08/27   16/screen/DesRon6 xEasSol  
42/10/? 42/11/03     escort AM Turkey, AT Sanoma, ARL-2, YD-24 from P.H. to Noumea   66 
43/03/04       Esp. Santo   81 
43/03/08 43/03/10   15 combined training operations with TF 19   88 
43/05 43/06     P.H.   66 
43/07/01 43/09     Esp. Santo, Tulagi   66 
43/07/15       Port Purvis, Florida Is.   88 
43/07/23 43/07/24   31 escort APDs from Guadalcanal to Kula Gulf, shell Bairoko Harbor, then sail back   69 
43/07/24 43/07/25   31 shell Munda   69 
43/08/02       arrived Esp. Santo with s/s Illinois, Patapsco, Abigail Adams, David Gailliard, Nathaniel Bowditch   88 
43/08/19 43/08/30     Esp. Santo   88 
43/09/03 43/09/07     Esp. Santo   88 
43/09/03       sinking I-25 150 nm NE of Esp. Santo (13-10S, 165-27E)   85 
43/09/2? 43/12     west coast - overhaul   66 
44/01/16 44/03 Flint 58.4/DesRon6/DesDiv12     66 
44/04 44/05 Reckle 78.1     70 
44/06/06 44/08 Forage 58.4     81 
44/06/19   Forage 58.4 xPhilip   81 
44/08/11     arrived Eniwetok     88 
44/09/06       shell Aguijan Is., Marianas   85 
44/09/11       shell Aguijan Is., Marianas   85 
44/09/11       shell Aguijan Is., Marianas   85 
44/10/13       Ulithi   66 
44/10/16 44/10/17     Ngulu Atoll landing   66 
44/10/17       towing disabled Motgomery to Ulithi   66 
44/10/2?       Marianas Escort and Patrol Group   66 
44/11/08 44/11/14   30.2 shell Iwojima   66  85 
44/12/05 44/12/12   94.9 shell Iwojima, Hahajima, Cicijima   66  85 
44/12/22 44/12/27   94.9 shell Iwojima   66 
45/01/05     94.9 sinking/share landing ship T-154 off Iwojima (24-27N, 141-20E)   85 
45/01/22 45/01/27   94.9 shell Iwojima   66  85 
45/02 45/07     escort convoys from and to Guam, Saipan   66 
45/07/27       P.H.   125 
45/08/15       MINY - overhaul   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 10 Battle Stars
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