Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-2045

DM-20 USS Preble

• Light Minelayer (ex Clemson-class Destroyer):
• Displacement: 1,190 tons
• Length: 314'4"
• Beam: 31'8"
• Draft: 13'4"
• Speed: 30 knots
• Armament: 3 3"/50, 80 mines
• Complement: 149
• Built at Bath Iron Works, and commissioned as DD-345 19 March 1920
• Reclassified DM-20 30 June 1937

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Preble
• After Action Report -- Pearl Harbor attack

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(As DD-345)

(As DD-345)

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