USS Tucker (DD-374)
USS Tucker (DD-374) was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy. The ship was named for Samuel Tucker, an officer in the Continental Navy and the United States Navy.
Construction
Tucker was one of the 18 ships constructed in the Mahan-class design. She was built at the Norfolk Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia, and the second vessel to be named for Samuel Tucker. Her keel was laid down in Portsmouth on 15 August 1934; she was launched on 26 February 1936 and christened by Mrs. Leonard Thorner (relationship unknown). 'The ship was commissioned on 23 July 1936, with Lieutenant Commander George T. Howard in command.
Characteristics
'Tucker displaced 1,500 long tons (1,524 t) at standard load and 1,725 long tons (1,753 t) at deep load. The ship's overall length was 341 feet 3 inches (104.0 m), the beam was 35 feet 6 inches (10.8 m) and her draft was 10 feet 7 inches (3.2 m). She was powered by two General Electric geared steam turbines that developed a total of 46,000 shaft horsepower (34,000 kW) for a maximum speed of 37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph). Her four Babcock & Wilcox or Foster Wheeler water-tube boilers generated the superheated steam needed for the turbines. Tucker carried a maximum of 523 long tons (531 t) of fuel oil, with a range of 6,940 nautical miles (12,850 km; 7,990 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph). Her peacetime complement was 158 officers and enlisted men.
USS Tucker
Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Tucker for Officer Samuel Tucker.
USS Tucker (DD-57)
USS Tucker (Destroyer No. 57/DD-57) was the lead ship of her class of destroyers built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the first U.S. Navy vessel named for Samuel Tucker.
Tucker was laid down by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company of Quincy, Massachusetts, in November 1914 and launched in May 1915. The ship was a little more than 315 feet (96 m) in length, nearly 30 feet (9.1 m) abeam, and had a standard displacement of 1,090 long tons (1,110 t). She was armed with four 4 in (100 mm)/50 caliber guns and had eight 21-inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes. Tucker was powered by a pair of steam turbines that propelled her at up to 29.5 knots (54.6 km/h).
After her April 1916 commissioning, Tucker sailed in the Atlantic and the Caribbean. After the United States entered World War I in April 1917, Tucker was part of the second U.S. destroyer squadron sent overseas. Patrolling the Irish Sea out of Queenstown, Ireland, Tucker made several rescues of passengers and crew from ships sunk by U-boats. For her part in rescuing crewmen from the Dupetit-Thouars in August 1918, Tucker received a commendation from the Préfet Maritime. In June, Tucker was transferred to Brest, France, and spent the remainder of the war there.
