USS Harold J. Ellison (DE-545)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Harold J. Ellison |
| Namesake | Ensign Harold John Ellison (1917-1942), a U.S. Navy officer and Navy Cross recipient |
| Builder | Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts |
| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched | Never |
| Commissioned | Never |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | John C. Butler-class destroyer escort |
| Displacement | 1,350 tons |
| Length | 306 ft (93 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft 8 in (11 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 5 in (3 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 boilers, 2 geared turbine engines, 12,000 shp; 2 propellers |
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h) |
| Range | 6,000 nmi. (12,000 km) @ 12 kt |
| Complement | 14 officers, 201 enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS Harold J. Ellison (DE-545) was a proposed World War II United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was never completed.
Harold J. Ellison's keel was laid at the Boston Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts. However, her construction was cancelled on 10 June 1944 before she could be launched. The incomplete ship was scrapped.
The name Harold J. Ellison was reassigned to the destroyer USS Harold J. Ellison (DD-864).
References[edit]
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Navsource Naval History: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy: Destroyer Escorts, Frigates, Littoral Warfare Vessels
