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	42k	Jacob Zeilin was born in Philadelphia, Pa., on 16 July 1806 and entered the Marine Corps as a 2d lieutenant on 1 October 1831 after several years of study at the Military Academy at West Point. By 1836, he reached the rank of 1st lieutenant. Between 1845 and 1848, Lt. Zeilin cruised in Columbus and Congress. During the Mexican War, he commanded the Marine detachment embarked in Congress, which ship was attached to Commodore Robert F. Stockton's force. He took part in the conquest of California and was brevetted to the rank of major for gallantry during the action at the San Gabriel River crossing on 9 January 1847. Later, he took part in the capture of Los Angeles and in the Battle of La Mesa. In 1847, Zeilin served as military commandant at San Diego and, in September, served with the forces that captured Guaymas and those that met the enemy at San Jose on the 30th. For the remainder of the war, Mazatlan was his center of activity, and he fought in several skirmishes with the Mexicans in that area. After the Mexican War, Zeilin served with the Marine detachment in Mississippi in which ship he cruised to Japan with Commodore Matthew C. Perry's expedition. Following that duty, various assignments ashore occupied his time until the outbreak of the Civil War. On 21 July 1861, Zeilin commanded a company of marines during the First Battle of Manassas and received a slight wound. Later, he went to sea again, serving with the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron under Rear Admiral Dahlgren. In 1864, Zeilin assumed command of the Marine Barracks at Portsmouth, N.H. That June, he was appointed Commandant of the Marine Corps in the rank of colonel. In 1874, Zeilin became the Marine Corps' first general officer when he was prompted to brigadier general. Brigadier General Zeilin retired from the Marine Corps on 1 November 1876. Four years later, on 18 November 1880, he died at Washington, D.C. Photo from USMC History Division.		Bill Gonyo
	106k	In July 1923, she suffered damage in a collision with Henderson (AP-1) in Puget Sound but, after repairs, resumed duty with the Battle Force Destroyers.		Andy Doty
	104k	Photo of the S-14 and USS Zeilin in Mare Island Dry Dock # 1, January 13 1928.		Daniel Dunham
	161k	May 1929, location unknown. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
	59k	From the collection of CDR August Billig, USS Decatur (DD-341), USS Somers (DD-301), USS John Francis Burnes (DD-299), USS Farragut (DD-300), USS Percival (DD-298), USS Wiliam Jones (DD-308) and USS Zeilin (DD-313) circa the early 1930's.		Bruce Billig
	113k	Circa 1930s, location unknown. Note the Colorado Class Battleship off her port quarter.		David Buell

LCDR James Denis Moore    Dec 10 1920 - Oct 5 1921
LT Arthur Francis Peterson    Oct 6 1921 - Nov 18 1921
LCDR Henry Gilbert Shonerd    Nov 18 1921 - Oct 29 1923
LCDR John Horace Everson    Oct 29 1923 - Nov 20 1926
CDR Herbert Bernard Riebe    Nov 20 1926 - Jun 24 1928
LCDR Lybrand Palmer Smith    Jun 24 1928 - Jan 22 1930

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