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| 19k | In the American Revolution Edward Preble ran away from home to serve on a privateer, entered (1779) the Massachusetts state marine as a midshipman, and saw service aboard the Protector, which was captured in 1781. After his release he joined the Winthrop and, when the Revolution was over, was engaged in the merchant service. Commissioned lieutenant in the U.S. navy in 1798, he was promoted (1799) to captain and given command of the Essex, which sailed to China and convoyed 14 merchant vessels to New York. In 1803, Preble was transferred to the Constitution and set out in command of a squadron for the Mediterranean, where he took a leading part in the Tripolitan War. After the Philadelphia of his squadron had been captured and held in the harbor of Tripoli, Preble blockaded that port and made a number of attacks, but he failed to capture the strongly fortified town. He was relieved of his command on the arrival of Commodore Samuel Barron. Many of those who served under Preble, such as David Porter and Stephen Decatur, rendered distinguished service in the War of 1812. | Bill Gonyo | |
| DLG-15 | ||||
| 113k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| 47k | Undated, location unknown. | Ken Owens RM2C | |
| 45k | Undated, location unknown. | Ken Owens RM2C | |
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171k | Undated newspaper clipping of the Coontz, King, Mahan and Preble together. | Brian N. Kroenung II EMC(SW) | |
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180k | Undated, location unknown. Identifiable ships from left to right include the USS Brinkley Bass (DD-887), USS Preble (DLG-15), USS Mahan (DLG-11), USS King (DLG-10) and the USS Coontz (DLG-9). | Brian N. Kroenung II EMC(SW) | |
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174k | Undated newspaper clipping of the Coontz, King, Mahan and Preble in San Diego. | Brian Kroenung | |
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124k | Undated, location unknown. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum. | Darryl Baker | |
| 126k | Undated, location unknown. | Lonnie Lembke | |
| 267k | USS Preble (DLG-15later DDG-46), Underway at sea, probably when first completed, circa 1960. Note that the ship's ASROC launcher has not yet been installed. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command. Photo # NH 106826. | Robert Hurst | |
| 99k | Boston Naval Shipyard, May 1960 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 103k | Boston Naval Shipyard, May 1960 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 73k | Boston Naval Shipyard, June 1960 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 112k | USS Preble (DLG-15) underway circa 1961, location unknown. Note Terrier missiles on launcher, mounted aft in "Y" position. Photo from "Jane's Fighting Ships" 1961-62 edition. | Robert Hurst | |
| 115k | USS Rogers (DDR-876), USS Brinkley Bass (DD-887), USS Preble (DLG-15), USS Mahan (DLG-11), USS King (DLG-10) and USS Coontz (DLG-9) lined up together at San Diego, 4 February, 1961. | Robert Hurst | |
| 93k | As above. | Robert Hurst | |
| 166k | July 25 1969 at Philadelphia Navy Yard. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 125k | July 25 1969 at Philadelphia Navy Yard. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 101k | Circa 1971, location unknown. | Richard Miller, BMCS, USN (Ret.) | |
| 172k | At Pearl Harbor on June 29 1972. | J. Douglas Martin Jr. | |
| 104k | At Pearl Harbor on June 29 1972. | J. Douglas Martin Jr. | |
| 77k | Fremantle, Australia pre 1975 | Graeme D. Fuller | |
| DDG-46 | ||||
| 76k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| 62k | Undated postcard Copyright © Atlantic Fleet Sales, Norfolk, VA. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 58k | Undated postcard Copyright © Atlantic Fleet Sales, Norfolk, VA. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 91k | Undated, location unknown. | Wendell Royce McLaughlin Jr | |
| 132k | Undated, location unknown. | Wendell Royce McLaughlin Jr | |
| 106k | Undated, departing Pearl Harbor, HI. ID# DN-SC-83-06995. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 92k | Listed as USS Preble (DDG-46) underway in the Pearl Harbor Channel on 1 April 1983. ID# DN-SC-83-07012. However, the Preble was not in the Pacific in 1983 and the correct date is more likely in the 1980 period. | Robert M. Cieri/Tom Bateman | |
| 130k | 1980 - Just out of ROH, tied starboard side to at Pearl Harbor. | Tom Bateman | |
| 239k | USS Preble (DDG-46) letterpress reproduction of a photograph of the ship underway off the Virginia coast, circa the 1980s. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command. Photo # NH 106825-KN. | Robert Hurst | |
| 32k | Taken from the cofferdam of the drydock that Preble was layed up in during ROH at Pearl Harbor. | Tom Bateman | |
| 190k | DN-SC-87-08416. Chesapeake Bay, circa 1981, an aerial starboard view of the guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 46) accompanying the aircraft carrier USS America (CV 66), heading to Naval Station Norfolk. US Navy photo. | Bill Gonyo/Robert M. Cieri | |
| 60k | May 6, 1981, Suez Canal, the guided missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG-46) with an Egyptian tugboat during the escorting of the aircraft carrier USS Amreica (CV-66) through the canal on it southward journey. | Fred Weiss | |
| 48k | Fremantle, Australia August 25, 1981. | Marc Piché | |
| 128k | DN-SN-83-00176. Sonar Technician 3rd Class Michael Cocca of the guided missile destroyer USS PREBLE (DDG-46) helps residents of "Ciudad de Ninos" (a home for boys modeled after Boys Town USA) with painting and repairs during exercise Unitas XXIII '82. Photo by JO1 Gary Miller October 1 1982. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 140k | DN-SC-83-07012. Pearl Harbor, April 1 1983, a port side view of the Coontz-class guide- missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 46) underway, leaving "Pearl." US Navy photo. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 21k | Off Norfolk January 27 1984. (© Atlantic Fleet Sales by Nobe Smith) | Bill Gonyo | |
| 53k | Puerto Rico March 1984. | Marc Piché | |
| 56k | May 1 1984, Two patrol hydrofoil missile ships, the USS Pegasus (PHM-1), foreground, and the USS Aries (PHM-5), underway with the guided missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG-46). | Fred Weiss | |
| 118k | DN-SC-87-06752. A starboard bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS PREBLE (DDG-46) underway, April1 1986. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 97k | DN-ST-86-12482. Crew members man the rail as a tug assists the guided missile destroyer USS PREBLE (DDG 46) away from the dock at NOB Norfolk. Photo by Ron Jobmann July 1 1986. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 132k | DN-ST-89-00648. A stern view of the guided missile destroyer USS PREBLE (DDG 46) being assisted to the pier by the yard tug boat WATHENA (YTB 825) at NOB Norfolk on October 10 1988. Photo by Don Montgomery. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 63k | Portsmouth, England June 1989. | Marc Piché | |
| 98k | Portsmouth, England June 1989. | Gilbert Gyssels | |
| 134k | Portsmouth, England June 1989. | Gilbert Gyssels | |
| 93k | DN-SN-90-11997. Commander Thomas Frolich, Commanding Officer of the guided missile destroyer USS PREBLE (DDG 46), exchanges salutes with Vice Admiral John W. Nyquist, Assistant Chief of Naval Operations, Surface Warfare, as Nyquist arrives for a tour of the ship. Photo by PH2 Dante DeAngelis November 29 1989. | Bill Gonyo | |
 
| 146k 228k | 1991 Pro Set trading card from The Operation Desert Storm series. | Tommy Trampp | |
| 61k | February 9 1991, Red Sea: Ships of Task Force 155 gather during Operation Desert Storm. At left is the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-60), flanked by the guided missile cruisers USS San Jacinto (CG-56) and Thomas S. Gates (CG-51). At center is the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS Mississippi (CGN-40), flanked by the aircraft carriers USS America (CV-66) and John F. Kennedy (CV-67). At rear are, from top, the guided missile destroyer USS Peble (DDG-46), the guided missile cruisers USS Phillipine Sea (CG-58) and Normandy (CG-60) and the guided missile destroyer USS WIilliam V. Pratt (DDG-44). | Fred Weiss | |
 
 
 
 Decommissioning pamphlet - November 15 1991 - thanks to Robert M. Cieri | ||||
| 111k | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, August 31 2002. | Roy J. Brooks | |
| 51k | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 2002, with USS Preble (DDG-46) to the left and the bow of the USS Coontz (DDG-40) to the right. | Ron Reeves/Brian Kroenung | |
| Patches | ||||
| 60k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 56k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski | |
CAPT Edward Geary Fitz-Patrick May 9 1960 - Jul 26 1961 CDR Stuart Tees Sadler Jul 26 1961 - Mar 23 1963 CDR Alan Russel Cameron Mar 23 1963 - Jul 6 1964 CDR Alva Manly Bowen Jr. Jul 6 1964 - Mar 4 1966 CDR Kenneth George Haynes Mar 4 1966 - Sep 16 1967 (Later RADM) CDR Paul Coy Gibbons Jr. Sep 16 1967 - Jan 31 1969 (Later RADM) (Decommissioned Jan 31 1969 - May 23 1970) CDR Kleber Sandlin Masterson Jr. May 23 1970 - Jul 29 1971 (Later RADM) CDR Pervil Blundell Jul 29 1971 - Mar 20 1973 CDR Morton Egner (Jim) Toole Mar 20 1973 - Sep 14 1974 (Later RADM) CDR David Elmer Jeremiah Sep 14 1974 - Nov 23 1976 (Later ADM) CDR Edwin Earl Killinger Nov 23 1976 - Jul 30 1978 CAPT Fred Wilkin Bailey Jul 30 1978 - Jun 27 1980 CDR Thomas Edward Stone Jun 27 1980 - Aug 4 1982 (Later RADM) CAPT Robert Sutton Aug 4 1982 - Nov 20 1984 CDR Charles Frank Votava III Nov 20 1984 - Dec 19 1986 CDR Peter Wood Bulkeley Dec 19 1986 - Feb 24 1989 CDR Thomas William Frohlich Feb 24 1989 - Feb 12 1991 CDR Lawrence Verne Kester Feb 12 1991 - Nov 15 1991
The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
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