USS Harold J. Ellison (DE-545)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Harold J. Ellison.

For the United States Navy officer and Navy Cross recipient, see Harold John Ellison.

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	Construction contract cancelled 10 June 1944 Scrapped incomplete
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	2 × single 5 in (127 mm) guns 2 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns 10 × single 20 mm (0.79 in) AA guns 1 × triple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 8 × depth charge throwers 1 × Hedgehog ASW mortar 2 × depth charge racks

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

•  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