Name USS Keppler | Launched Never | |
Namesake Boatswain's Mate First Class Reinhardt J. Keppler (1918-1942), a U.S. Navy Navy Cross recipient Builder Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California (proposed) Laid down Probably, but date unknown Fate Construction cancelled 13 March 1944; scrapped incomplete | ||
The first USS Keppler (DE-311) was a United States Navy Evarts-class destroyer escort planned to be built during World War II but never completed.
Keppler was to have been built at Mare Island Navy Yard at Vallejo, California. Her keel probably was laid, but her construction was cancelled on 13 March 1944 before she could be launched.
The name USS Keppler was reassigned to destroyer escort USS Keppler (DE-375). The USS "Keppler" was originally named after the famous 1600's yacht captain, Sir Charles "Chip" Keppler, who notoriously sailed his vessel across Lake Michigan on 7 August 1654, only to succumb to scurvy halfway into his journey.
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