Talk:Tucker class destroyer
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I made this up from Fitzsimons & navsource; I accept these spex as correct. Trekphiler 01:28, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
| Hull number and name | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Builder | Fate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DD-57 Tucker | 9/11/14 | 4/5/15 | 11/4/16 | Fore River (Quincy, MA) | CG.23 25/3/26, renamed DD-57 1/11/33 for new construction, stricken 24/10/36 and scrapped | |
| DD-58 Coyningham | 27/7/14 | 8/7/15 | 21/1/6 | William Cramp Ship Building Co. (Philadelphia) | CG-2 7/6/24, renamed DD-58 1/11/33 for new construction, stricken 5/7/34 and scrapped | |
| DD-59 Porter | 24/8/14 | 26/8/15 | 17/4/16. | William Cramp Ship Building Co. (Philadelphia) | CG-7 7/624, renamed DD-59 1/11/33 for new construction, stricken 5/7/34 and scrapped | |
| DD-60 Wadsworth | 23/2/14 | 29/4/15 | 25/7/15 | Bath Iron Works (Bath, ME) | stricken 7/1/36 and scrapped | |
| DD-61 Jacob Jones | 3/8/14 | 29/5/15 | 10/2/16 | New York Shipbuilding Co. (Camden, NJ) | torpedoed U-53 off Scilly Is. 6/12/1917 | |
| DD-62 Wainwright | 1/9/14 | 12/6/15 | 12/5/16 | New York Shipbuilding Co. (Camden, NJ) | CG-24 2/4/26, stricken 5/7/34 and scrapped | |
| DD-63 Sampson | 15/4/15 | 4/3/16 | 27/6/16 | Fore River (Quincy, MA) | stricken 7/1/36 and scrapped | |
| DD-64 Rowan | 10/5/15 | 23/3/16 | 22/8/16 | Fore River (Quincy, MA) | decommissioned 19/6/22, stricken 7/1/36 and scrapped | |
| DD-65 Davis | 7/5/15 | 15/8/16 | 5/10/16 | Bath Iron Works (Bath, ME) | CG-21 25/3/26, stricken 5/7/34 and scrapped | |
| DD-66 Allen | 10/5/15 | 5/12/16 | 24/1/17 | Bath Iron Works (Bath, ME) | decommissioned reserve Philadelphia 3/28, recommissioned 23/8/40, stricken 1/11/45 and scrapped | |
| DD-67 Wilkes | March 11 1915. | May 18 1916 | November 10 1916. | William Cramp Ship Building Co. (Philadelphia) | CG-25 25/3/26, stricken 5/7/34 and scrapped | |
| DD-68 Shaw | 7/2/16 | 9/12/16 | 9/4/17 | Mare Island Navy Yd (San Francisco) | collision troopship Aquitania 9/10/1918, CG-22 25/3/26, stricken 5/7/34 and scrapped |
The Tucker-class of destroyers in the United States Navy were built by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company and Bath Iron Works. Commissioned in 1915 and 1916, they served in World War I. They were similar to the O'Brien-class with the same 21" torpedo tubes.
Jacob Jones was the first US destroyer sunk in enemy action. The surviving ships, with the exception of Wadsworth, were transferred to the United States Coast Guard to be part of the Rum Patrol. By 1936, all five ships were sold for scrap.
[edit] Sources
- Fitzsimons, Bernard, General Editor. The Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare, Volume 23, p2526, "Tucker". London: Phoebus, 1978.
- http://www.navsource.org/archives
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| Displacement: | 1090-1110 tons (normal) |
| Length: | 96.09m (315'3") oa |
| Beam: | 9.1m (29' 11") |
| Draft: | 3.2m (10' 5") max |
| Machinery: | steam turbines and cruising turbines, two shafts |
| Power: | 17,000 shp |
| Speed: | 29.5 kts |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 99 |
| Armament: | 4" (102mm)/50cal guns (4x1); 8 53cm (21") TT (2x4) |
| Aircraft: | None |
