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USS Presley (DE 371)

Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign:
N - T - X - D

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row: American Campaign Medal
Second Row: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Philippine Liberation Ribbon

Specifications:
Class: John C. Butler
Type: WGT (geared-turbine drive, 5" guns)
Displacement: 1350 tons (light), 1745 tons (full)
Length: 300' (wl), 306' (oa)
Beam: 36' 10" (extreme)
Draft: 11' 0" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 2 "D" Express boilers, 2 geared turbine engines, 12,000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 24 kts
Range: 6,000 nm @ 12 knots
Armament: 2 - 5"/38 cal. DP guns (2x1), 4 - 40mm AA (2x2), 10 - 20mm AA, 3 - 21" TT, 1 Mk10 Hedgehog, 8 Mk6 Depth Charge Projectors, 2 Mk9 Depth Charge Stern Racks
Complement: 14 / 201

Presley (DE 371) Building and Operational Data:

06 June 1944: Keel laid at the Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd., Orange, Tex.

19 August 1944: Launched and christened, sponsored by Mrs. Willie Lynn Presley, the mother of AMM1c Sam Davis Presley

07 November 1944: Commissioned by Cmdr. H. G. Chalkley, USNR, representing Commander, Eighth Naval District; Lcdr. Richard S. Paret, USNR, in command

20 June 1946: Decommissioned at San Diego, Cal. after 1 year and 7⅓ months of service having steamed 55,000 miles

25 June 1946: Inactivation completed at San Diego, Cal.

30 June 1968: Struck from the NVR

02 April 1970: Sold for scrapping

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By And/Or Copyright
(0637102)	248k	07 November 1944: Orange, Tex. - *Presley*'s commissioning ceremony	Robert P. Cannon
(0637103)	177k	1945: underway, starboard beam
(0637104)	201k	1945: at anchor, dress ship
(371a.htm)	201k	USS Presley Crew Photo Archive Page

Presley History
View the USS Presley (DE 371) DANFS history entry located on the Naval History and Heritage Command web site.
View the official War History of USS Presley as submitted by the ship at war's end.

Presley's Commanding Officer
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler

Dates of Command	Commanding Officers
1.) 07 Nov. 1944 - 20 Jun. 1946	Lcdr. Richard Thompson Starr Paret, USNR (Only CO) (USNA ‘35) (Suffern, N.Y.)

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

None

Note About Contacts

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been made to list the newest contact. However, our entry is only as good as the latest information that's been sent to us. We list
only a contact for the ship if one has been sent to us. We do NOT have crew lists, rosters, or deck logs available. Please see the
Frequently Asked Questions section on NavSource's Main Page for that information.

Additional Resources

Tin Can Sailors
The U.S. Navy Memorial
Destroyer Escort Sailors Association
The Destroyer Escort Historical Museum
The Destroyer History Foundation

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