For other ships of the same name, see USS Ely.
| USS Ely (DE-309) | |
|---|---|
 The incomplete USS Ely (center) at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, on 3 July 1944. She is flanked by the incomplete destroyer escorts Delbert W. Halsey (DE-310) (left) and Creamer (DE-308). | |
| Career |  |
| Name: | USS Ely |
| Namesake: | Lieutenant Arthur V. Ely (1912-1942), U.S. Navy officer and Navy Cross recipient |
| Builder: | Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California |
| Laid down: | 2 August 1943 |
| Launched: | 10 April 1944 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. Ann G. Ely |
| Completed: | Never |
| Commissioned: | Never |
| Fate: | Construction cancelled, 5 September 1944; scrapped incomplete 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Evarts-class destroyer escort |
| Displacement: |
1,140 long tons (1,158 t) standard 1,430 long tons (1,453 t) full |
| Length: |
289 ft 5 in (88.21 m) o/a 283 ft 6 in (86.41 m) w/l |
| Beam: | 35 ft 2 in (10.72 m) |
| Draft: | 11 ft (3.4 m) (max) |
| Propulsion: |
4 × General Motors Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW) 2 screws |
| Speed: | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
| Range: | 4,150 nmi (7,690 km) |
| Complement: | 15 officers and 183 enlisted |
| Armament: |
• 3 × single 3"/50 Mk.22 dual purpose guns • 1 × quad 1.1"/75 Mk.2 AA gun • 9 × 20 mm Mk.4 AA guns • 1 × Hedgehog Projector Mk.10 (144 rounds) • 8 × Mk.6 depth charge projectors • 2 × Mk.9 depth charge tracks |
The first USS Ely (DE-309) was a United States Navy Evarts-class destroyer escort launched during World War II but never completed.
Mrs. Ann G. Ely christens USS Ely on 10 April 1944
Ely was laid down at Mare Island Navy Yard at Vallejo, California, on 2 August 1943 and launched on 10 April 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Ann G. Ely, widow of Lieutenant Arthur V. Ely, the ship's namesake.
Construction of Ely was cancelled on 5 September 1944. She was stored incomplete in dry dock No. 1 from 25 September 1944 to 3 October 1945, cut in two in preparation for scrapping. She was scrapped at Mare Island.
References[]
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Photo gallery of USS Ely (DE 309) at NavSource Naval History
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