USS Zeilin explained

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).

• was a, commissioned in 1920 and decommissioned in 1930.^[1]
• was a troop 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.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Zeilin (DD-313) . 2007-12-23 . . Naval Historical Center.
2. Web site: Zeilin (AP-9) . 2007-12-23 . DANFS . Naval Historical Center.