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| Commissioning ceremony of USS Cassin Young, San Pedro, California, United States, 31 Dec 1943; note USS Preston at left and USS Comfort at right | Destroyer tender Markab with destroyers Longshaw, Preston, Porterfield, and Cassin Young, circa early 1945 |
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| Preston after conversion to 'four-gun Fletcher' configuration, circa mid-1950s | Preston and Irwin anchored off Naples, Italy, circa 1955 |
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| Preston, Irwin, and Bordelon anchored off Naples, Italy, circa 1955 | USS Preston, 1950s |
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| USS Preston passing Point Loma and into open water as she leaves San Diego, California, United States, 13 May 1963 | Preston arriving at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States, 19 Mar 1964 |
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| USS Preston off San Francisco Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 22 Oct 1966, photo 1 of 6 | USS Preston off San Francisco Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 22 Oct 1966, photo 2 of 6 |
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| USS Preston off San Francisco Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 22 Oct 1966, photo 3 of 6 | USS Preston off San Francisco Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 22 Oct 1966, photo 4 of 6 |
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| USS Preston off San Francisco Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 22 Oct 1966, photo 5 of 6 | USS Preston off San Francisco Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 22 Oct 1966, photo 6 of 6 |
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| Preston's ship patch, about 1968 |
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