USS Elliot (DD-146), a Wickes-class destroyer, was launched on July 4, 1918, by William Cramp & Sons in Philadelphia and commissioned on January 25, 1919. As a wartime-built vessel, she measured approximately 314 feet in length with a beam of about 31 feet, typical of Wickes-class destroyers, designed for speed and agility. Her armament originally included guns and torpedoes suitable for fleet actions, and she was later converted into a high-speed minesweeper, reclassified as DMS-4 on November 19, 1940, reflecting her evolving role. Initially, USS Elliot conducted training exercises in the Caribbean and made her first voyage to Europe, visiting the Azores, Gibraltar, Malta, and Split in 1919 before returning to Philadelphia. She was reassigned to the Pacific Fleet, participating in welcoming President Woodrow Wilson aboard the USS George Washington after the Paris Peace Conference. In 1920, she was deployed to the Far East, where she was involved in intelligence duties, including investigating the murder of American missionary William A. Reimert and monitoring civil disturbances in China. She visited ports such as Port Arthur and Dalian before returning to the U.S. in late 1921, and was decommissioned on May 22, 1922. Reactivated in 1930, USS Elliot served along the U.S. West Coast as a plane guard and participated in fleet maneuvers, later moving to the East Coast for fleet problems in 1934. Her duties included high-speed towing and training, and she was involved in the Eclipse Expedition to Baja California in 1940. That year, she was converted into a high-speed minesweeper and reclassified as DMS-4, stationed at Pearl Harbor, where she conducted anti-submarine patrols during the attack on December 7, 1941. During World War II, USS Elliot operated in the Aleutians, participating in bombardments and mine-sweeping operations at Kiska and Attu. She also served in patrol and escort duties in the Pacific theater. Later, she served as a training ship at San Diego and Pearl Harbor until inactivation in mid-1945. She was reclassified as AG-104 on June 5, 1945, decommissioned on October 12, 1945, and sold for scrap in January 1946. USS Elliot earned one battle star for her service in World War II, marking her contribution to the U.S. Navy's wartime efforts.

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