
Preston designated DD-344 on 17 July 1920 and commissioned on 23 August 1920.įollowing commissioning, William B.

William Radford Beale, the eldest daughter of William B. Preston was laid down on 18 November 1918 at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia launched on 9 August 1919 sponsored by Mrs. She was named for United States Secretary of the Navy and United States Senator William B.

Preston (DD-344/AVP-20/AVD-7) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I.
