After training in the
Caribbean Sea,
Elliot sailed from
New York on 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 in late 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 early 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 on 19 November 1940.
World War II In exercises with Mine Division 6,
Elliot often got as far as
Hawaii. When the
Japanese
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==