USS Ellis (DD-154)

USS Ellis in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in January 1920
History
United States
NameEllis
NamesakeGeorge Henry Ellis
BuilderWilliam Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Yard number469
Laid down8 July 1918
Launched30 November 1918
Commissioned7 June 1919
Decommissioned17 June 1922
Recommissioned1 May 1930
Decommissioned16 December 1936
Recommissioned16 October 1939
Decommissioned31 October 1945
Stricken16 November 1945
FateSold for scrapping, 17 July 1947
General characteristics
Class and typeWickes-class destroyer
Displacement1,060 tons
Length314 ft 5 in (95.8 m)
Beam31 ft 8 in (9.7 m)
Draft8 ft 8 in (2.6 m)
Speed35 knots (65 km/h)
Complement113 officers and enlisted
Armament

USS Ellis (DD–154) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was reclassified AG-115 on 30 June 1945. She was named for Chief Yeoman George Henry Ellis.

Ellis was launched on 30 November 1918 by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, sponsored by Mrs. E. T. Stotesbury. The destroyer was commissioned on 7 June 1919.