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| Destroyers Smith and Preston under construction at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 1 Jul 1935 | Smith and Preston at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 21 Sep 1936 |
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| Preston's ship data plaque, photographed at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, circa 1937 | Henley ready for launching, Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 12 Jan 1937; note Preston partially visible through the crane rails, at right |
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| Destroyers Drayton, Preston (Mahan-class), and Perkins underway in San Diego Harbor, California, United States, 1938 | Preston underway, circa 1938 |
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| Detroit at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 15 Aug 1942, photo 1 of 3; note destroyer Preston in background | Detroit at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 15 Aug 1942, photo 2 of 3; note destroyers Preston, Conyngham, Caldwell, and Walke in background |
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| Detroit at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 15 Aug 1942, photo 3 of 3; note destroyer Preston in background | Preston at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 15 Aug 1942 |
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