USS Keppler (DE-311)

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).