| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | John C. Butler |
| Pennant | DE 371 |
| Built by | Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd. (Orange, Texas, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 6 Jun 1944 |
| Launched | 19 Aug 1944 |
| Commissioned | 7 Nov 1944 |
| End service | 20 Jun 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 20 June 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Presley (DE 371)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Richard Starr Paret, USNR | 7 Nov 1944 |
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Notable events involving Presley include:
27 Jun 1945
Around 1500K/27, USS Cero (T/Lt.Cdr. R. Berthrong, USN), USS Angler (Lt.Cdr. H. Bissell, Jr., USNR), USS Lapon (T/Lt.Cdr. D.G. Baer, USN), USS Moray (T/Cdr. F.L. Barrows, USN), USS Carp (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Hunnicutt, USNR) and USS Sea Poacher (T/Lt.Cdr. C.F. Leigh, USN) all departed Saipan for patrol. They were escorted until 2020K/27 by USS Presley (Lt.Cdr. R.S. Paret, USNR).
All boats proceeded independently to their assigned lifeguard stations in the early afternoon of 1 July 1945.
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