Allied Warships
USS William B. Preston (AVD 7)
Destroyer of the Clemson class
Photo from City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 447-2849
Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer |
Class | Clemson |
Pennant | AVD 7 |
Mod | Sea plane tender |
Built by | Norfolk Navy Yard (Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 18 Nov 1918 |
Launched | 9 Jul 1919 |
Commissioned | 23 Aug 1920 |
End service | 6 Dec 1945 |
History | Decommissioned on 15 October 1934 |
Commands listed for USS William B. Preston (AVD 7)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Francis Joseph Bridget, USN | 14 Jun 1940 | 9 Jun 1941 |
2 | Lt.Cdr. Etheridge Grant, USN | 9 Jun 1941 | 18 Feb 1942 |
3 | Lt. Lester Orin Wood, USN | 18 Feb 1942 | 23 Feb 1942 |
4 | Lt.Cdr. Etheridge Grant, USN | 23 Feb 1942 | 1 May 1943 |
5 | Eugene Carter Rider, USN | 1 May 1943 | 14 Nov 1943 |
6 | Holcombe William Harvey, Jr., USNR | 14 Nov 1943 | 18 Apr 1945 |
7 | William Henry Dyer, Jr., USNR | 18 Apr 1945 | 6 Dec 1945 |
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Notable events involving William B. Preston include:
2 Apr 1945
HMS Upright (Lt. J.A.L. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Restigouche (Lt.Cdr. P.E. Haddon, RCN) and HMCS St. Laurent (A/Lt.Cdr. M.G. Stirling, RCN). (1)
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Sources
- ADM 173/20177
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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