USS Preston explained

Six ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Preston for Samuel W. Preston.

• was captured in 1864, commissioned in 1865 and decommissioned later that same year.
• was captured in 1865 and sold in 1868.
• was commissioned in 1909 and decommissioned in 1919.
• was commissioned in 1921 and decommissioned in 1930.
• was commissioned in 1936 and sunk in November 1942.
• was commissioned in 1944 and transferred to Turkey in 1969.