USN · DD
Preston
Photos and infoMahan-class destroyer. Third in Lee's destroyer line. Sunk in the opening fight. Not credited to one Japanese ship.
| Class | Mahan class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-379 |
| Fate | Sunk. 15 November 1942, the battleship night off Guadalcanal. This is DD-379, not the later Fletcher-class Preston. Not pinned to one Japanese ship. |
| Armament (class) | Five 5-inch guns and two funnels. The count includes the two Dunlap ships. |
| Command |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
United States Navy. USS Detroit (CL-8) - USS Preston (DD-379) - USS Conyngham (DD-371) - 19-N-33050.tif. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Command
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
1942-10-26 · turned hard to avoid South Dakota's fire while going for a ditched crew. Not hit. Not sunk
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night
1942-11-15 · sunk
