ELLYSON DD 454
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
- Gleaves Class Destroyer
- USS ELLYSON DD-454
Commissioned November 28 1941
- USS ELLYSON DMS-19
Converted to High-speed Mine Sweeper (DMS) November 15 1944
- USS ELLYSON DD-454
Reverted to Destroyer (DD) May 4 1954
Decommissioned October 19 1954
Struck from Naval Register February 1 1970
- ASAKAZE DD-181 (Japanese Naval Service)
Transferred to Japan October 19 1954 and renamed
Returned to U.S. Navy 1970
Sold to Taiwan August 1970 and cannibalized for spare parts
Keel Laid September 2 1940 - Launched July 25 1941
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- Ellyson Covers Page 1 (1940-47)
Postmarks
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Post office established November 28 1941 - Disestablished October 19 1954
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Locy Type |
1941-11-28 |
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As DD-454
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1947-08-18 |
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As DMS-19
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1947-09-02 |
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As DMS-19
2nd Anniversary of V-J Day, cachet by George Neumann, sponsored by Frederick Horton.
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1950-09-19 |
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As DMS-19
Cachet by George V. Sadworth
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1946-06-26 |
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As DMS-19
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1941-11-29 |
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As DD-454
Cachet is for the First Day of Commission. Actual Commission date is November 28, 1941.
Cachet by George Neumann, sponsored by Frederick Horton.
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1944-01-20 |
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As DD-454
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Locy Type |
1945-11-30 |
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As DMS-19
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Locy Type P |
1945-03-04 |
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As DMS-19
Mark from back of cover
Other Information
ELLYSON earned 7 Battle Stars for WWII service
ELLYSON DMS-19 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender
NAMESAKE - Commander Theodore Gordon "Spuds" Ellyson, USN (February 27 1885 - February 27 1928)
Ellyson was the first U.S. Navy officer designated as an aviator ("Naval Aviator No. 1"). Ellyson served in the experimental development of aviation in the years before and after World War I. He also spent several years before the war as part of the Navy's new submarine service. A recipient of the Navy Cross for his aviation service in World War I, Ellyson died in 1928 when his aircraft crashed in the lower Chesapeake Bay while on a night flight from Norfolk, Virginia to Annapolis, Maryland.
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