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USS Preble (DDG 88) is currently homeported in San Diego, CA, and scheduled to homeport shirt to Yokosuka, Japan in mid 2024. USS Preble is currently assigned to DESRON 21 and CNSGSW.

Mission Statement

“Mission Accomplishment by Professional Sailors!”

I expect us to:
-Lead ourselves exceptionally well
-Create opportunities for teammates to succeed
-Have a positive attitude
We will continually build our 4 T’s:
-Trust
-Technical Expertise
-Teamwork
-Toughness
Our Goal:
-Maintain sustained Combat Operations at Sea
-“Ready to Fight - -Ready to Win!
                                                                           
                                                       Let’s WIN!
                                                       N. J. Chase

 

TRUST-TECHNICAL EXPERTISE-TEAMWORK-TOUGHNESS

 

COAT OF ARMS BLAZON
SHIELD: Per fess embattled Or and Azure (Dark Blue) a chief rayonny Gules charged with a ship’s topsail, crow’s nest and pennant Argent; in base the head of a lion erased Or, langued and armed of the third surmounting a naval officer’s sword and antique cutlass hilts to base saltirewise Proper. CREST: On a wreath Or and Azure (Dark Blue) a laurel wreath Proper surmounted by a stylized compass rose of the first, thereon an Aegis radar escutcheon of the second charged with a cinquefoil pierced Argent.
MOTTO: A scroll Azure fimbriated and inscribed “INTREPID PATRIOT”.

The coat of arms in full color as in the blazon all upon a white background and enclosed within a dark blue oval border edged on the outside with gold rope and bearing the name “USS Preble” at top and “DDG 88” in base in gold letters.

SYMBOLISM
SHIELD: Gold and dark blue are the traditional colors associated with the Navy. Commodore Preble’s attack and bombardment of the harbor at Tripoli in 1803 during his campaign against Barbary pirates is recalled by the embattlement and rayonny scarlet chief representing the fire and destruction he rained on the port. Scarlet symbolizes courage and Commodore Preble’s fiery resolve and determination to end attacks upon American trading vessels in the region. The ship’s sail further recalls his successful attack and blockade of Tripoli and refers to his other distinguished U.S. Navy commands, particularly of the USS Constitution and the frigate Essex. The head of the lion is derived from the Preble family coat of arms and symbolizes courage and strength. The crossed cutlass and sword represent combat and the readiness, past and present, to defend United States interests. Argent, or silver, signifies integrity, gold denotes excellence.
CREST: The eight battle stars earned by USS Preble (DD 345) for World War II service are recalled by the points of the compass rose and by the laurel wreath, which signifies honor. The compass rose indicates worldwide capabilities and service of the new Preble and it’s predecessors. The blue escutcheon, in the shape of the radar cover panel used on Aegis vessels, represents the advanced technology and weapons systems of the new ship. It is charged with a cinquefoil, recalling the five previous ships to honorably bear the name Preble. Argent, or silver, denotes integrity and valor, gold signifies excellence.
MOTTO SCROLL: The colors used, blue and gold, represent the United States Navy
 

 

NAMESAKE

Edward Preble was born at Falmouth, Maine on August 15, 1761 and began his career at the age of sixteen when he ran away to sea on a privateer. Two years later, he was appointed a midshipman on the frigate Protector and fought two engagements before being captured in 1781. The following year, after his release, he became First Lieutenant on the cruiser Winthrop. While on this ship, Preble earned a reputation for undaunted courage and presence of mind. In one mission he led a boarding party in the capture of an anchored British brig at Castine, Maine, and escaped with her under hostile shore fire.

After the Revolutionary War, Preble remained in the merchant service. He was appointed a First Lieutenant in the United States Navy in April of 1798, and ordered the following January to command the brig Pickering of the U.S. Revenue Marine. The Pickering sailed in the squadron of Commodore Barry, protecting American commerce against French privateers in the West Indies.

Commissioned a Captain on 7 June 1799, he took command of the new frigate Essex in December, and sailed from New York in January 1800 to afford protection to American vessels engaged in China and Eastern trade. During this cruise Preble had the honor of being the first naval officer to fly the American flag east of the Cape of Good Hope. In 1803 on board his flagship, USS Constitution, Preble sailed against the Barbary pirates as Commodore of a seven-ship, thousand-man squadron. In October of that year he established a peace treaty with the Emperor of Morocco, and then effected a blockade of the harbor of Tripoli. Preble and his Tripolitan campaign became one of the focal points for the development of the fighting tradition of the U.S. Navy. Not satisfied with a passive blockade, Preble attacked the harbor, which was well-fortified and defended by 25,000 men. In a series of daring raids, Preble's men caused severe damage and inflicted heavy causalities, a direct result of strenuous training and bold thinking. Preble's influence extended not only to events of his time, but also to the later successes of Stephen Decatur, William Bainbridge, Charles Stewart, Isaac Hull, and David Porter, all of whom

served under his command at Tripoli. In 1804 Preble returned to the United States to supervise the construction of gunboats. He died a few years later on August 25, 1807.

Specifications:
Displacement: 9,200 tons
Speed: 30+ knots
Range: 4,400/20 knots
Length: 509 feet
Width: 66 feet
Draft: 32 feet
Manning: 30 Officers, 270 Enlisted

Armament:

High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) Laser System

MK 41 Vertical Launching System Block V

Close-in Weapons System (CIWS)

Mk 45 5” Gun

Two Mk 38 25-mm Guns

Two Mk 32 Mod 14 Torpedo Tubes

Electronics/Countermeasures:

SLQ-32(V)6

Mk 53 Mod 0 Decoy System

Mk 36 Mod 12 Decoy Launching System

SLQ-25C Torpedo Decoy

URN-25 TACAN

AN/UPX-45 IFF System

Mk 46 Mod 1 Electro-Optical Director

RADAR/SONAR:

SPS-67(V)3 Surface Search

AN/SPA-25H

SPY-1D(V) Phased-Array

Three SPG-62 Illuminators

SQS-53C(V)14 Hull-Mounted SONAR

AN/SPQ-9B

 

Engineering:
Four General Electric LM-2500 30 Gas Turbine Motors
Two Five-bladed Controllable-Pitch propellers
Three Allison 501-K34 Gas Turbine Engines