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USS Harold J. Ellison underway in August 1976
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Harold J. Ellison |
Namesake | Ensign Harold John Ellison (1917–1942) |
Builder | Bethlehem Mariners Harbor, Staten Island |
Laid down | 3 October 1944 |
Launched | 14 March 1945 |
Commissioned | 23 June 1945 |
Decommissioned | 1 October 1983 |
Stricken | 1 October 1983 |
Fate | Transferred to Pakistan, 1 October 1983 |
Pakistan | |
Name | PNS Shah Jahan |
Namesake | Shah Jahan |
Acquired | 1 October 1983 |
In service | 1983–1993 |
Homeport | Naval Base Karachi |
Fate | Sunk as target by Pakistan Navy 1994 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Gearing-class destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 390 ft 6 in (119.02 m) |
Beam | 41 ft 1 in (12.52 m) |
Draft | 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m) |
Propulsion | Geared turbines, 2 shafts, 60,000 shp (45 MW) |
Speed | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
Range | 6,500 nmi (12,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 367 |
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USS Harold J. Ellison (DD-864) was a Gearing-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1983. She was then transferred to Pakistan and renamed Shah Jahan (D-164). The ship was finally sunk as a target in 1994.