USS Preble (DD-12)

USS Preble (DD-12)

The third USS Preble (DD-12) was a Bainbridge-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Commodore Edward Preble.

Preble was laid down by the Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, on 21 April 1899; launched on 2 March 1901; sponsored by Miss Ethel Preble; and commissioned on 14 December 1903, Lieutenant T. C. Fenton in command.