Name USS Eisner Laid down 23 September 1943 Decommissioned 15 July 1946 Construction started 23 September 1943 | Namesake Jacques Rodney Eisner Commissioned 1 January 1944 Struck 7 March 1951 Launched 12 December 1943 | |
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USS Eisner (DE-192) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys.
Contents
- World War II North Atlantic operations
- Transfer to Pacific Theatre operations
- End of War Decommissioning
- References
Eisner was named in honor of Jacques Rodney Eisner who was killed in action during the Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942 while serving in USS San Francisco.
The ship was launched on 12 December 1943 by Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey; sponsored by Mrs. Lester Eisner, Jr., sister-in-law of Lieutenant (junior grade) Eisner; and commissioned on 1 January 1944, Lieutenant Commander D. McVickar, USNR, in command.
World War II North Atlantic operations
On 15 February 1944 Eisner became the flagship for Commander, Escort Division 55. After escorting a convoy to Galveston, Texas, and back to Norfolk, Virginia, Eisner was assigned to Task Force TF 63 for transatlantic escort duty. She made one voyage to Recife, Brazil, two voyages to the Mediterranean, then five to British and French ports, guarding the supply line indispensable to the advancing troops in Europe.
Transfer to Pacific Theatre operations
Eisner sailed from New York on 9 June 1945 for Eniwetok the day after European hostilities ended. She escorted convoys between Eniwetok and Ulithi, then screened Achernar (AKA-53) to Wake Island with forces to repossess the island. She continued patrol and escort duty out of Eniwetok until 15 December 1945, then sailed home.
End-of-War Decommissioning
She was placed out of commission in reserve at Mayport, Florida, on 5 July 1946. On 1 March 1951 she was transferred to the Netherlands under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program, and served as HNLMS De Zeeuw (F810). She was returned to the United States Navy on 15 December 1967, and then sold for scrapping in February 1968.