USS Eberle ( DD - 430 ) USS " Eberle " ( DD - 430 ) was a of the United States Navy . The ship is named for Rear Admiral Edward Walter Eberle , who commanded the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets and was Chief of Naval Operations from 1923 to 1927 . " Eberle " was launched 14 September 1940 by Bath Iron Works Corp . , Bath , Maine ; sponsored by Miss Mildred Eberle , granddaughter of Rear Admiral Eberle ; and commissioned 4 December 1940 , Lieutenant Commander E . R . Gardner , Jr . , in command . After training in the Caribbean and along the East Coast , " Eberle " was assigned to patrol duty off Bermuda until the end of August 1941 , when she began to escort convoys to Newfoundland , Iceland and far northern bases . She guarded the vital western Atlantic end of the lifeline to Britain before and after American entry into war . Once she reached Scotland . Returning to Norfolk 23 August 1942 , she sailed two days later , escorting tankers by way of Galveston to Cristóbal and another convoy from Trinidad to Belém , and back to Norfolk 8 October . " Eberle " sortied from Norfolk 25 October 1942 for the invasion of North Africa , and gave bombardment and fire support for the landings at Mehedia , French Morocco on 8 November . Returning to Norfolk 27 November , she sailed 26 December for South Atlantic patrol , based on Recife , Brazil . On 10 March 1943 she intercepted the German blockade runner " Karin " . When " Eberle " boarded , demolition charges set by the Germans exploded , killing half the 14 - man boarding party outright . The remaining seven persisted in their heroic efforts to save the " Karin " and obtain information until fire and further explosions forced them to abandon ship . They and 72 prisoners were picked up from the water by " Eberle " . After overhaul at Charleston , " Eberle " returned to escort duty , making five voyages to north African ports between 13 April 1943 and 31 January 1944 . She returned to Oran on 22 February and after amphibious training , arrived at Naples on 11 March , her base for patrol and bombardment until May . On 20 April she broke up an attack by German E - boat s on the transport anchorage — sinking one and damaging three others so badly that they were subsequently beached . " Eberle " continued patrol and escort duty in the Mediterranean , then sailed from Malta 13 August 1944 for the invasion of southern France ( 15 August ) , where she saw action . On 21 August she bombarded Île de Porquerolles until a white flag was seen . A landing force took 58 prisoners of war whose escape boats had been destroyed by " Eberle ' s " fire , 14 more Germans surrendered the following day . Returning to New York 6 November 1944 , Eberle escorted two convoys to Oran by April 1945 . After overhaul and training she sailed from New York 8 June for the Pacific , arriving at Pearl Harbor on 20 July to join for plane guard duty . She departed 1 November for Alaskan waters and called at Petropavlovsk , in Russia n Kamchatka , from 1 to 5 December , before returning to Pearl Harbor on 15 December . Disposal . " Eberle " left Pearl Harbor 6 January 1946 and reached Charleston , South Carolina , 8 February . She was placed out of commission in reserve there 3 June 1946 . On 12 August she was assigned to the Naval Reserve Training program in the 3rd Naval District . After being towed to New York in September , she was placed " in - service " 13 January 1947 and carried Naval Reservists on cruises to Canada , the Caribbean , and Bermuda . During this time she was placed in commission in reserve 19 May 1950 and in full commission 21 November 1950 . Eberle arrived at Boston 21 January 1951 , was decommissioned the following day and transferred to Greece under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program . She served in the Greek navy as " Niki " until she was stricken and scrapped in 1972 . " Eberle " received three battle star s for World War II service .