Elias K. Owen
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Elias K. Owen was a United States Navy officer.
Born 21 November 1834, in Chicago, Owen entered the Navy in 1848. During the Civil War he served in the Mississippi Squadron, commanding Louisville and a division of Admiral David Porter's squadron.
Owen died 8 April 1877 at Kaskaskia, Ill. The destroyer Owen was named for him.
- This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
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