USS Preble (DD-12)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Preble.
USS Preble
History
United States
NamePreble
NamesakeCommodore Edward Preble awarded Congressional Gold Medal
BuilderUnion Iron Works, San Francisco
Laid down21 April 1899
Launched2 March 1901
Commissioned14 December 1903
Decommissioned11 July 1919
Stricken15 September 1919
FateSold, January 3 1920 for scrapping
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeBainbridge-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 420 long tons (430 t) (standard)
  • 592 long tons (601 t) (full load)
Length
  • 245 ft (74.7 m) (pp)
  • 250 ft (76.2 m) (oa)
Beam23 ft 7 in (7.2 m)
Draft6 ft 6 in (2 m) (mean)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph) (designed speed)
Complement
  • 3 officers
  • 72 enlisted men
Armament
NotesShe rendered assistance durning the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 and her crew was instrumental in saving the city’s water front.

The third USS Preble was a Bainbridge-class destroyer in commission in the United States Navy from 1903 to 1919. She was named for Commodore Edward Preble. She saw service in World War I.

  1. ^ "USS Preble (DD-12)". Navsource.org. Retrieved June 14, 2015.