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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

Specifications:
Class: Evarts
Type: GMT (diesel-electric tandem motor drive, short hull, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,140 tons (light), 1,430 tons (full)
Length: 283' 6" (wl), 289' 5" (oa)
Beam: 35' 0" (extreme)
Draft: 11' 0" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 4 GM Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 19 kts
Range: 4,150 nm @ 12 knots
Armament: 3 - 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 - 1.1"/75 cal. 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
Complement: 15 / 183

Eisele (DE 34) Building and Operational Data:

23 January 1943: Keel laid by the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, Cal.

29 June 1943: Launched and christened, sponsored by Mrs. George A. Eisele, mother of Seaman Second Class Eisele

18 October 1943: Commissioned, Lcdr E. C. Long in command

16 November 1945: Decommissioned at the Todd Shipyard, Seattle, Wash. after 2 years and 1 month of service

28 November 1945: Struck from the NVR

29 January 1948: Sold to the A.G. Schoonmaker Co. Inc., New York City, N.Y.; scrapped by the Zidell Corp., Portland, Ore.

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By And/Or Copyright
Eisele 0603402	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 PNCM, USNR (ret.) Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum
Eisele 0603403	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. (U.S. Navy Photo #DE 34-4700-43)
Eisele 0603404	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). (U.S. Navy Photo #DE 34-4696-43)
Eisele 0603405	126k	29 June 1943: *Eisele* is way half down the building ways at her launching. (U.S. Navy Photo #DE 34-4684-43)
Eisele 0603406	79k	29 June 1943: *Eisele* is seen immediately after her launching. (U.S. Navy Photo #DE 34-4688-43)
Eisele 0603407	24k	undated wartime image	A.R. Lee SOM1c

Eisele History View the USS Eisele (DE 34) DANFS history entry located on the Naval History and Heritage Command web site. View a short article on the design and development of the Evarts Class DE submitted by Bob Sables.

Eisele's Commanding Officers
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves

Dates of Command	Commanding Officers
1.) 18 Oct. 1943 - 23 Feb. 1944	Lcdr. Elmer Cecil Long (Comm.)
2.) 31 Feb. 1944 - 29 Jul. 1945	Lcdr. Silias Cassius Ranta, USNR
3.) 29 Aug. 1945 - 16 Nov. 1945	Lcdr. Horace Myers Bashinski, USNR (Decomm.)

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

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Additional Resources

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