USS Eisele (DE-34)

USS Eisele (DE-34)

USS Eisele (DE-34) was an Evarts class short-hull destroyer escort in the service of the United States Navy, named after Seaman Second Class George Raymond Eisele, killed in action on board the heavy cruiser San Francisco (CA-38) on 12 November 1942 during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.

Eisele (DE-34) was launched on 29 June 1943 at Mare Island Navy Yard, Solano County, California, as BDE-34, by Mrs. George A. Eisele, mother of Seaman Second Class Eisele. Intended for the British under the Lend-Lease agreement, she was retained by the U.S. Navy and assigned the name Eisele; and commissioned on 18 October 1943, Lieutenant Commander E. C. Long in command.