PREBLE DDG 46

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Farragut Class Guided Missile Destroyer Ordered as Destroyer Leader DL-15 Reclassified Guided Missile Frigate (DLG) November 14 1956 Keel Laid December 16 1957 - Launched May 23 1959 USS PREBLE DLG-15 Commissioned May 9 1960 - Decommissioned January 31 1969 Recommissioned May 23 1970 USS PREBLE DDG-46 Reclassified Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG) June 30 1975 Decommissioned November 15 1991 Stricken November 20 1992 Sold April 15 1994 for scrap Repossessed October 1 1996 Sold March 20 2002 for scrap, completed February 10 2003

Naval Covers

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1. Preble Page 1    (1970-91)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning May 9 1960 to January 31 1969

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS)

1962-06-25

As DLG-15

 

Locy Type 9f(n+u) (USS)

1962-06-25

As DLG-15

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2nd Commissioning May 23 1970 to November 15 1991

 

Locy Type FDC F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-78

1970-05-23

Note: Commissioning

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (DLG,USS)

1970-06-10

As DLG-15

 

Locy Type 2t(n+) ("USS" at bottom)

1975-02-05

DLG-15. Ship's cachet, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

 

Locy Type 2-1t(n+u) (DDG,USS)

1976-04-21

As DDG-46
Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Locy Type 2-1t(n+u) (DDG,USS)

1979-12-07

As DDG-46
Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Locy Type 2-1t(n+u) (DDG,USS)

1987-08-07

As DDG-46
Ship's cachet.

 

Locy Type 2-1t(n+u) (DDG,USS)

1989-07-04

As DDG-46
Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Locy Type 9-1t(n+u) (USS)

1979-12-07

As DDG-46
Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Locy Type LDC 2-1t(n+u)

1991-11-15

As DDG-46
Last Day of Commissioning. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson, addressed to Wolfgang Hechler

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Commodore Edward Preble, USN (August 15 1761 - August 25 1807).

Six ships of the US Navy have been named PREBLE - USS Preble (1813 sloop-of-war), USS Preble (1839 sloop), USS Preble DD-12, USS Preble DD-345, USS Preble DLG-15/DDG-46 and USS Preble DDG-88.

 

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