USS Elliot (DD-146)
Elliot, underway in San Diego harbor |
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| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | William Cramp and Sons |
| Laid down: | 23 February 1918 |
| Launched: | 4 July 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 25 January 1919 to 22 May 1922 8 February 1930 to 12 October 1945 |
| Reclassified: | DMS-4, 19 November 1940 AG-104, 5 June 1945 |
| Struck: | 25 October 1945 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, 29 January 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Wickes class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,090 tons |
| Length: | 314 ft 5 in (95.83 m) |
| Beam: | 31 ft 8 in (9.65 m) |
| Draft: | 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 101 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 × 4 in (102 mm) (4 × 1) 2 × 3 (76.2 mm) (2 × 1) 12 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (4 × 3). |
USS Elliot (DD–146) was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War II, first reclassified as DMS-4, and later reclassified as AG-104. She was named for Lieutenant Commander Richard M. Elliot.
Elliot was launched on 4 July 1918 at William Cramp & Sons, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; sponsored by Mrs. R. M. Elliot, widow of Lieutenant Commander Elliot; and commissioned 25 January 1919, with Lieutenant Commander E. L. Gunther in command.
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