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USS Eisele (DE 34)
Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign:
N - Q - B - M
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/2 stars- WWII Victory Medal
CLASS: Evarts TYPE: GMT (diesel-electric tandem motor drive, short hull, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,140 (std), 1,430 tons (full) Dimensions: 289' 5" (oa), 283' 6" (wl) x 35' 0" x 11' 0" (max)
Armament: 3 x 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 x 1.1"/75 Mk2 quad AA (4x1), 9 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 1 Hedgehog Projector
Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
Machinery: 4 GM Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 19 knots Range: 4,150 nm @ 12 knots Crew:15 / 183
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Mare Island NSY on 23 January 1943
Launched 29 June 1943, Commissioned 18 October 1943
Decommissioned 16 November 1945, Stricken 28 November 1945
Fate: sold for scrapping 29 January 1948
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266k | Clipping from the 2 July 1943 edition of Mare Island's newspaper, the Grapevine, shows Radm W. L. Friedell (Shipyard Commandant) presenting christening bottle to Mrs. George A. Eisele. Left to right: Radm Friedell, Mrs. Glen M. Ratliff (Matron of Honor), Mr. George A. Eisele, and Mrs. George A. Eisele (Sponsor). | Darryl Baker | |
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102k | 29 June 1943: Mrs. George A. Eisele (Sponsor) and Mrs. Glen M. Ratliff (Matron of Honor) are seen at the bow of USS Eisele prior to her launching. (US Navy Photo #DE 34 4700-43) | Darryl Baker | |
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85k | 29 June 1943: Mrs. George A. Eisele christens USS Eisele at Mare Island Navy Yard. Left to right: Unknown woman, Mrs. Ratliff (Matron of Honor), Cap't F. G. Crisp, Mrs. George A. Eisele (Sponsor) and Radm W. L. Friedell (Shipyard Commandant). (US Navy Photo #DE 34 4696-43) | Darryl Baker | |
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126k | 29 June 1943: Eisele is way half down the building ways at her launching. (US Navy Photo #DE 34 4684-43) | Darryl Baker | |
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79k | 29 June 1943: Eisele is seen immediately after her launching. (US Navy Photo #DE 34 4688-43) | Darryl Baker | |
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24k | undated wartime image | A.R. Lee, SOM1c | |
View the USS Eisele (DE 34), DANFS history entry
located on the US Naval Historical Center website.
View a short article on the design and development of the Evarts Class DE submitted by Bob Sables.
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
None
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