U.S.S. Preston (1909)
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| 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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