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 |
Fate |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Farragut-class 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 |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-32 |
Armament |
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USS Preble (DLG-15/DDG-46) was a Farragut-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She was the fifth, of now six ships, named to honor Commodore Edward Preble (1761–1807). Preble was laid down by Bath Iron Works of Bath, Maine on 16 December 1957. She was launched on 23 May 1959, sponsored by Mrs. Ralph E. Wilson. Preble was commissioned at the Boston Naval Shipyard on 9 May 1960. She was decommissioned on 15 November 1991 and struck 20 November 1992 to be scrapped.