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DD-379 Preston
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Mahan 1934/10/27
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, Cal.
1936/04/22 1936/10/27 1942/11/14
sunk
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     BatForPac/DesFlot1/DesRon5/DesDiv10 San Diego   81  114 
41/12/1? 42/06/01     west coast - patrol and local escort duty   66 
42/06/01 42/06/13   11.1    
42/06/13 42/10/04     P.H. - exercises, patrol and escort duty   66 
42/10/04 42/10/30   16/screen/DesRon5/DesDiv10 xSCruz   104 
42/11/02 42/11/08   65.7 Guadalcanal reinforcement   81 
42/11/08 42/11/11   67.4     81 
42/11/12 42/11/13   16 xGuadal   81 
42/11/13 42/11/15   64 xGuadal  
42/11/15     64 sunk(IJN) - 116 survivors   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 2 Battle Stars
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