USS Preston (DD-795)

USS Preston (DD-795) Off the San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard, Hunters Point, California, 22 October 1966.
History
United States
Namesake	Samuel W. Preston
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, Los Angeles
Laid down	13 June 1943
Launched	12 December 1943
Commissioned	20 March 1944
Decommissioned	15 November 1969
Stricken	15 November 1969
Fate	Transferred to Turkey, 15 November 1969
Turkey
Name	İçel (D 344)
Acquired	15 November 1969
Stricken	1981
Fate	Broken up for scrap in 1981
General characteristics
Class and type	Fletcher-class destroyer
Displacement	2,940 tons
Length	376.5 ft (114.8 m)
Beam	39.3 ft (12.0 m)
Draft	17.8 ft (5.4 m)
Propulsion	60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	6500 nmi. (12,000 km)   @ 15 kt
Complement	320
Armament	5 × 5 in (130 mm), 10 × 40 mm AA guns, 7 × 20 mm AA guns, 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 6 × depth charge posts, 2 × depth charge tracks

USS Preston (DD-795), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Samuel W. Preston (1840–1865).

Preston was laid down by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, Los Angeles, 13 June 1943; launched 12 December 1943; sponsored by Mrs. R. F. Gross; and commissioned 20 March 1944, Commander G. S. Patrick in command.