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U.S.S. WILLIAM B. PRESTON
(AVD-7)Click to view crew list
AVD-7 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| NOV | 1918 | - | Keel Date: 18 NOV 1918 at Norfolk Naval Shipyard Norfolk Virginia | ||
| AUG | 1919 | - | Launch Date: 9 AUG 1919 | ||
| AUG | 1920 | - | Commissioned: 23 AUG 1920 | ||
| DEC | 1945 | - | Decommissioned: 6 DEC 1945 | ||
AVD-7 General Specifications
Class: Clemson-class destroyer
Named for: William B. Preston
Complement: 221 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 1308 tons
Length: 314 feet 4 inches
Beam: 30 feet 11 inches
Flank Speed: 35 knots
Range: 4 900 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sold for scrap 6 November 1946


