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DD-454 / DMS-19 Ellyson


Ellyson served the Navies of the United States and Japan.

Benson Class Destroyer: Laid down at Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Kearny, NJ; Launched, 26 July 1941; Commissioned USS Ellyson (DD-454), 28 November 1941; Reclassified and converted to High Speed Minesweeper (DMS-19), 15 November 1944; Reverted to Destroyer (DD-454), 4 May 1954; Decommissioned, 19 October 1954; Struck from the Naval Register and transferred to Japan, 20 October 1954, renamed Asakaze (DD 181). Fate unknown. Ellyson earned seven battle stars for World War II service.

Specifications: Displacement 1,630 t.(lt); Length 347' 10"; Beam 36' 1" ; Draft 15' 8"; Speed 38 kts; Complement 208; Armament four single 5"/38 gun mounts, four 40mm, five 20mm, six dcp, two dct; Propulsion, four boilers, two steam turbines, two shafts.
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Ellyson 95k c. 1944. .
Ellyson 77k Steaming off Boston, MA, 17 December 1944
NARA Photo 80-G-382792
USS LCS(L)3 1-130 Association
Ellyson 42k Steaming off Boston, MA, 17 December 1944
NARA Photo 80-G-382791
USS LCS(L)3 1-130 Association
Ellyson 87k 27 August 1945 Ellyson (DMS-19)
high-lining Sr Lt M Ito IJNR to Revenge
in preparation for entry into and minesweeping
of Tokyo Bay the next day.
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
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Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
NavSource Destroyer Pages, USS Ellyson (DD-454)
Naval Minewarfare Association
Association of Minemen
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