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    Edward Preble (August 15, 1761 – August 25, 1807) was a United States naval officer who served with great distinction during the 1st Barbary War, leading...
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    USS Preble (DDG-88) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is the sixth U.S. Navy ship named in honor of Commodore Edward Preble...
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    1808, from portions of Butler and Montgomery Counties. It is named for Edward Preble, a naval officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War and against...
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    was the fifth, of now six ships, named to honor Commodore Edward Preble (1761–1807). Preble was laid down by Bath Iron Works of Bath, Maine on 16 December...
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  • Preble may refer to: Edward Preble (1761–1807), U.S. naval officer Edward Alexander Preble (1871–1957), American naturalist and conservationist George...
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    the 2000 census. Preble Township was organized in 1858, and named for Edward Preble, a U.S. Navy officer. According to the United States Census Bureau,...
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    USS Preble was a Bainbridge-class destroyer in commission in the United States Navy from 1903 to 1919. She was named for Commodore Edward Preble. She...
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    after Commodore Edward Preble, a naval hero. Preble is on the northern border of Cortland County and is north of the city of Cortland. Preble is within the...
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    Tripolitania. Commodore Edward Preble had assumed command of the U.S. Mediterranean Squadron in 1803. By October of that year Preble had begun a blockade...
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    Tripolitans since 1800. On 31 May 1801, Dale's successor, Commodore Edward Preble, traveled to Messina, Sicily, to the court of King Ferdinand IV of the...
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