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	69k	Samuel W. Preston, born in Canada, 6 April 1840, was appointed Midshipman from the state of Illinois 4 October 1858. Graduating first in his class, 9 May 1861, he was appointed Acting Master, 4 October 1861 and Lieutenant 1 August 1862. From 1861 to 1863 he served on various vessels attached to the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. Captured by Confederate forces during an attack on Fort Sumter 8 September 1863, he was taken to Libby Prison and exchanged in the fall of 1864. Ordered to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron as Flag-Lieutenant to Rear Admiral D. D. Porter, he participated in the attacks on Fort Fisher 24–25 December 1864 and 13 January 1865. He was killed while leading his men against the fort on the latter date. Photo #: NH 47236. Acting Master Samuel W. Preston, USN (1840-1865) photographed circa 1861-1862. The original print was mounted on a Carte de Visite. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Tony Cowart/Robert M. Cieri
	602k	The destroyers Preston (DD-327) and Bruce (DD-329) pictured in the Pedro Miguel Locks in the Panama Canal. The ships, both of which were assigned to the Atlantic Fleet Destroyer Force, were participants in winter exercises in the Caribbean circa 1922. Photo courtesy of the National Naval Aviation Museum.		Bill Gonyo
	134k	Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania View of the Yard's Delaware River waterfront, with the hammerhead crane in center, 31 May 1923. Among the ships visible are: USS Dobbin (AD-3),fitting out at left; Destroyers Sharkey (DD-281), Coghlan (DD-326) and Preston (DD-327), at right; and USS Lamson (DD-328), astern of Preston with two other destroyers moored inboard. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Fred Weiss
	93k	USS Preston (DD-327) Steaming into the harbor of Copenhagen, Denmark, on 22 July 1925, with a pilot boat just off her port bow. Collection of C. Kauffman, 1977. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Fred Weiss
	119k	USS Coghlan (DD-326); and USS Preston (DD-327) At Trieste, Italy, 26 March 1926. Collection of C. Kauffman, 1977. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Fred Weiss
	106k	Ships of Destroyer Division 27 moored with several yachts and other vessels in Venice Harbour, 3 April 1926. The destroyers are (from left centre to right centre): USS Preston (DD-327); USS Lamson (DD-328); USS Coghlan (DD-326) and USS Bruce (DD-329) USN Photo No NH86200.		Robert Hurst
	93k	Making a port visit to St. Nazaire, France, to celebrate the unveiling of the American Expeditionary Force monument there, June 1926.		Photo: Marc Piché Caption: Alain Charles

CDR George Truman Swasey Jr.    Apr 13 1921 - Mar 28 1922

LCDR Thomas Moran    Mar 28 1922 - Nov 15 1923

LCDR Rufus King    Nov 15 1923 - Dec 15 1924

LCDR Preston Bennett Haines    Dec 15 1924 - Aug 27 1927

LCDR William Garrett Greenman    Aug 27 1927 - Dec 18 1928 (Later COMO)

LCDR John Marie Creighton    Dec 18 1928 - May 1 1930

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