| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Clemson |
| Pennant | DM 20 |
| Mod | Destroyer minelayer |
| Built by | Bath Iron Works (Bath, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 12 Apr 1919 |
| Launched | 8 Mar 1920 |
| Commissioned | 19 Mar 1920 |
| End service | 7 Dec 1945 |
| History | Reclassified as destroyer minelayer DM-20 on 30 June 1937 |
Commands listed for USS Preble (DM 20)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Louis Arthur Reinken, USN | 15 Jun 1939 | 16 Sep 1940 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Charles Frederick Chillingsworth, Jr., USN | 16 Sep 1940 | 21 Nov 1941 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Harry Darlington Johnston, USN | 21 Nov 1941 | 14 Sep 1942 (1) |
| 4 | T/Lt.Cdr. Frederic Samuel Steinke, USN | 14 Sep 1942 | 25 Mar 1944 |
| 5 | T/Lt.Cdr. Elward Francis Baldridge, USN | 25 Mar 1944 | 30 May 1945 (1) |
| 6 | Lt John Pittman Graves, USNR | 30 May 1945 | 7 Dec 1945 |
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