USS Preble (DDG-46)
USS Preble (DDG-46) in 1986
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | Preble |
Namesake | Edward Preble |
Ordered | 26 October 1956 |
Builder | Bath Iron Works |
Laid down | 16 December 1957 |
Launched | 23 May 1959 |
Acquired | 28 April 1960 |
Commissioned | 9 May 1960 |
Decommissioned | 15 November 1991 |
Stricken | 20 November 1992 |
Identification | DDG-46 |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | guided missile destroyer |
Displacement | 5,800 tons |
Length | 512.5 ft (156.2 m) |
Beam | 52 ft (16 m) |
Draft | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 36.5 knots (67.6 km/h; 42.0 mph) |
Range | 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 377 (21 officers + 356 enlisted) |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-32 |
Armament |
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USS Preble (DLG-15/DDG-46) was a
History
After shakedown off the eastern coast of the United States, Preble transited the Panama Canal and arrived at San Diego on 2 September 1960. After exercises along the coast of California, she got underway on 27 February 1961 en route to the Far East for a six-month tour with the 7th Fleet. She returned to San Diego on 28 September to rejoin the 1st Fleet. She remained in the eastern Pacific through 1963 and on 26 February 1964 departed California for another tour of duty in the Far East, from 13 March to 20 July.
Rotated regularly to the Western Pacific over the next five years, Preble spent much of her deployed time with the 7th Fleet off the coast of Vietnam. During these tours she served as plane guard for
Returning from the Western Pacific in July 1968, Preble operated briefly along the California coast. In December she got underway for the
On 24 January 1973, the 7th Fleet reported that Preble's
In June 1987, Preble deployed with the Saratoga Battle Group to the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea, returning in November 1987. Preble was awarded DESRON TWO's Battle Efficiency "E" for competition that ended in March 1988. "E's" were awarded in Engineering, Damage Control, ASW, Electronic Warfare, Seamanship, Navigation, and Communications.[citation needed]
On 14 January 1989, Preble left
Preble and her crew deployed for Operation
Decommissioned on 15 November 1991 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 20 November 1992, ex-Preble was transferred to the
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
- ^ "Fighting Soars; US Ship Is Hit". The Modesto Bee. Modesto, California. Associated Press. 25 January 1973. p. A-1. Retrieved 12 July 2010.