&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:USS_Preble_(DD-345)_at_anchor_in_the_early_1920s.jpg) USS Preble (DD-345) at anchor in the early 1920s.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Preble (DD-345) |
| Namesake | Edward Preble (1761–1807), American naval officer |
| Operator | United States Navy |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine |
| Laid down | 12 April 1919 |
| Launched | 8 March 1920 |
| Sponsored by | Miss Sallie MacIntosh Tucker |
| Commissioned | 19 March 1920 |
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| Decommissioned | 7 December 1945 |
| Stricken | 3 January 1946 |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Clemson-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,700 tons (full) |
| Length | 314 ft 4 in (95.81 m) |
| Beam | 30 ft 8 in (9.35 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) |
| Propulsion | 26,500 shp (19,761 kW) geared turbines, 2 screws |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Range | 4,900 nmi (9,100 km; 5,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 129 officers and enlisted men |
| Armament | 4 x 4 in (100 mm) guns, 1 x 3 in (76 mm) gun, 12 x 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
The fourth USS Preble (DD-345/DM-20/AG-99) was a United States Navy Clemson-class destroyerin commission from 1920 to 1945. She served in China, including on the Yangtze Patrol, and later saw combat in World War II as a minelayer. She was named for Commodore Edward Preble.