USS Elliot ( DD - 146 ) USS " Elliot " ( DD – 146 ) was a " Wickes " class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II , first reclassified as DMS - 4 , and later reclassified as AG - 104 . She was named for Lieutenant Commander Richard M . Elliot . " Elliot " was launched on 4 July 1918 at William Cramp & Sons , in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ; sponsored by Mrs . R . M . Elliot , widow of Lieutenant Commander Elliot ; and commissioned 25 January 1919 , with Lieutenant Commander E . L . Gunther in command . Service history . After training in the Caribbean , " Elliot " sailed from New York 28 April 1919 to the Azores ; Gibraltar ; Malta ; and Split , returning to Philadelphia on 4 June . Reassigned to the Pacific Fleet , she joined Destroyer Division 13 in New York Harbor in welcoming carrying President Woodrow Wilson back from the peace conference at Paris , then departed for the west coast , arriving at San Diego on 7 August where she was reviewed by Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels . " Elliot " maneuvered offshore with the fleet until 25 March 1920 when she departed for the Far East . In June , she took Admiral Albert Cleaves , Commander - in - Chief , Asiatic Fleet , aboard and sailed up the Yangtze to investigate the murder of an American missionary , William A . Reimert . She stood by in China during civil disturbances which threatened American lives and property . In September , she visited Port Arthur and Dalian on intelligence duty , and then returned to her base at Cavite for overhaul . " Elliot " went home to San Francisco the fall of 1921 . In October , she arrived at San Diego to lie in reserve until being decommissioned on 22 May 1922 . Recommissioned on 8 February 1930 , " Elliot " ranged the west coast with Destroyer Division 11 as plane guard in battle practice and major fleet problems . In the spring of 1934 , she sailed for the east coast and a two - ocean fleet problem . " Elliot " was assigned new duty in 1935 when she became high - speed towing vessel for fleet targets . From 1937 , she was also continuously available for training and experimental services . In 1940 , she accompanied the Eclipse Expedition to Muleje , Baja California , and then was assigned to Pearl Harbor . She was converted to a high - speed minesweeper , and reclassified DMS - 4 , 19 November 1940 . World War II . In exercises with Mine Division 6 , " Elliot " often got as far as Hawaii . When the Japan ese attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 , she was returning to her base with TF 3 from Johnston Island , and at once began anti - submarine patrol duties there . " Elliot " continued to patrol in Hawaii until 11 July 1942 , when she sailed for the Aleutians . She joined TG 8 . 6 for bombardment of Kiska on 7 August , and then took up patrol and escort work . In May 1943 , she swept mines before and during invasion of Attu . Reporting to Operational Training Command at San Francisco in June , " Elliot " served at San Diego , towing targets and serving as a training ship until 13 August 1944 . Sailing to Pearl Harbor , she had similar duty until 22 July 1945 , and then she returned to San Pedro for inactivation . She had been reclassified AG - 104 on 5 June 1945 . " Elliot " was decommissioned on 12 October 1945 , and sold for scrap on 29 January 1946 . Awards . " Elliot " received one battle star for World War II service . Notable Appearances in Media . " Elliot " made a cameo appearance in the 1934 Spencer Tracy film " Marie Galante " .