USS Ellis

USS Ellis

USS "Ellis" may refer to:

*, a gunboat of the Confederate Navy acquired by the US Navy in 1862; she was grounded and blown up that same year.
*, "Wickes"-class destroyer launched in 1918. She served as a convoy escort in World War II and was sold in 1947.

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