USS Preble (DDG-46)

USS Preble (DDG-46)

USS Preble (DDG-46) in 1986
History
United States
Name	Preble
Namesake	Edward Preble
Ordered	26 October 1956
Builder	Bath Iron Works
Laid down	16 December 1957
Launched	23 May 1959
Acquired	28 April 1960
Commissioned	9 May 1960
Decommissioned	15 November 1991
Stricken	20 November 1992
Identification	DDG-46
Fate	Disposed of by scrapping, dismantling 10 February 2003
General characteristics
Class and type	Farragut-class guided missile destroyer
Displacement	5,800 tons
Length	512.5 ft (156.2 m)
Beam	52 ft (16 m)
Draft	25 ft (7.6 m)
Propulsion	4 x 1200psi boilers 2 geared turbines
Speed	36.5 knots (67.6 km/h; 42.0 mph)
Range	4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	377 (21 officers + 356 enlisted)
Sensors and processing systems	AN/SPS-48E air-search radar AN/SPS-49V1 air-search radar AN/SPG-55B fire control radar AN/SPG-53F gun fire control radar AN/SPS-10C Surface Search Radar
Electronic warfare & decoys	AN/SLQ-32
Armament	1 x Mk 42 5 in (130 mm)/54 caliber gun Mark 46 torpedoes from two Mk-32 triple mounts 1 x Mk 16 ASROC missile launcher 1 x Mk 10 Mod.0 missile launcher for RIM-2 Terrier / Standard (ER) Missiles 2 x Mk 141 Harpoon missile launchers

USS Preble (DLG-15/DDG-46) was a Farragut-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She was the fifth, of now six ships, named to honor Commodore Edward Preble (1761–1807). Preble was laid down by Bath Iron Works of Bath, Maine on 16 December 1957. She was launched on 23 May 1959, sponsored by Mrs. Ralph E. Wilson. Preble was commissioned at the Boston Naval Shipyard on 9 May 1960. She was decommissioned on 15 November 1991 and struck 20 November 1992 to be scrapped.