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| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=George Calvin Day|nick=George C. Day|appt=21 December, 1909|precBy=New Command}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=George Calvin Day|nick=George C. Day|appt=21 December, 1909|end=February, 1910|precBy=New Command}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=David French Boyd|nick=David F. Boyd|appt= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=David French Boyd, Jr.|nick=David F. Boyd, Jr.|appt=February, 1910<ref>''Pensacola News Journal'' 20 February, 1910 p. 6.</ref>|end=December, 1911{{USOfficerReg1912|p. 24}}}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Herbert Fairfax Leary|nick=Herbert F. Leary|appt=11 October, 1912|end=15 March, 1913}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Cary Walthall Magruder|nick=Cary W. Magruder|appt=19 September, | + | {{Tenure|rank={{EnsUS}}|name=David Hunt Stuart|nick=David H. Stuart|appt=15 March, 1913|end=14 May, 1914}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=John Howard Wellbrock|nick=John H. Wellbrock|appt=22 March, 1917{{USOfficerReg1919|pp. 48-49}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Reuben Burton Coffey|nick=Reuben B. Coffey|appt=14 May, 1914|end=9 December, 1914}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LtJGUS}}|name=James Gillespie Blaine Gromer|nick=James G. B. Gromer|end=9 December, 1914|end=8 May, 1916}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Cary Walthall Magruder|nick=Cary W. Magruder|appt=8 May, 1916|end=19 September, 1916}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{EnsUS}}|name=David Hunt Stuart|nick=David S. Stuart|appt=19 September, 1916|end=22 March, 1917}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=John Howard Wellbrock|nick=John H. Wellbrock|appt=22 March, 1917{{USOfficerReg1919|pp. 48-49}}|end=24 February, 1919}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LtJGUS}}|name=William Oliver Kenney|nick=William O. Kenney|appt=24 February, 1919|end=24 May, 1919}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=James Potter Brown|nick=James P. Brown|appt=24 May, 1919|end=17 July, 1919|succBy=None}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 00:23, 14 March 2022
| U.S.S. Preston (1909) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | DD-19 |
| Builder: | New York Shipbuilding Corporation[1] |
| Laid down: | 28 Apr, 1908[2] |
| Launched: | 14 Jul, 1909[3] |
| Commissioned: | 24 Dec, 1909[4] |
| Decommissioned: | 17 Jul, 1919[5] |
| Stricken: | 15 Sep, 1919[6] |
| Sold: | 21 Nov, 1919[7] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
U.S.S. Preston was one of five Smith class destroyers completed for the U.S. Navy in 1909-10.
Service
Captains
- Lieutenant Commander George C. Day, 21 December, 1909 – February, 1910
- Lieutenant Commander David F. Boyd, Jr., February, 1910[8] – December, 1911[9]
- Lieutenant Herbert F. Leary, 11 October, 1912 – 15 March, 1913
- Ensign David H. Stuart, 15 March, 1913 – 14 May, 1914
- Lieutenant Reuben B. Coffey, 14 May, 1914 – 9 December, 1914
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) James G. B. Gromer, ? – 8 May, 1916
- Lieutenant Cary W. Magruder, 8 May, 1916 – 19 September, 1916
- Ensign David S. Stuart, 19 September, 1916 – 22 March, 1917
- Lieutenant Commander John H. Wellbrock, 22 March, 1917[10] – 24 February, 1919
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) William O. Kenney, 24 February, 1919 – 24 May, 1919
- Lieutenant James P. Brown, 24 May, 1919 – 17 July, 1919
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 121.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 428.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 428.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 428.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 428.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 428.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 428.
- ↑ Pensacola News Journal 20 February, 1910 p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 24.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. pp. 48-49.
Bibliography
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