USS Zeilin

USS Zeilin

Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS "Zeilin" after Brigadier General Jacob Zeilin (1806–1880), the first general officer of the United States Marine Corps, and the seventh Commandant of the Marine Corps (1864–1876).

* USS "Zeilin" (DD-313) was a "Clemson"-class destroyer, commissioned in 1920 and decommissioned in 1930. [cite web
url= http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/z1/zeilin-i.htm
title= "Zeilin" (DD-313)
work= Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
publisher= Naval Historical Center
accessdate= 2007-12-23 ]

* USS "Zeilin" (AP-9) was a transport. Originally named SS "Silver State", and later SS "President Jackson", the ship was acquired by the Navy in 1940. She was renamed "Zeilin" and commissioned in 1942. She was decommissioned in 1946. [cite web
url= http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/z1/zeilin-ii.htm
title= "Zeilin" (AP-9)
work= DANFS | publisher= Naval Historical Center
accessdate= 2007-12-23 ]

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