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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 in length, nearly abeam, and had a standard displacement of . She was armed with four caliber guns and had eight torpedo tubes. ''Tucker'' was powered by a pair of steam turbines that propelled her at up to . 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. Upon returning to the United State near the end of 1918, ''Tucker'' underwent repairs at the Boston Navy Yard. After a New England recruiting tour through October 1919, she was placed in reduced commission and then decommissioned in May 1921. In March 1926, ''Tucker'' was transferred to the United States Coast Guard to help enforce Prohibition as a part of the "Rum Patrol". She operated under the name USCGC ''Tucker'' (CG-23) until 1933; during her Coast Guard service, she was the first American ship to arrive at the crash site of Navy airship . After her transfer back to the Navy later in 1933, the ship was renamed ''DD-57'' to free the name ''Tucker'' for another destroyer. She was sold for scrap and hulked in December 1936. == Design and construction == ''Tucker'' was authorized in 1913 as the lead ship of her class which, like the related , was an improved version of the s authorized in 1911. Construction of the vessel was awarded to Fore River Shipbuilding Company of Quincy, Massachusetts, which laid down her keel on 9 November 1914. Six months later, on 4 May 1915, ''Tucker'' was launched by sponsor Mrs. William Garty, the great-great-granddaughter of the ship's namesake, Samuel Tucker (1747–1833), a Continental Navy officer.〔 As built, ''Tucker'' was in length and abeam and drew . The ship had a standard displacement of and displaced when fully loaded.〔 ''Tucker'' had two Curtis steam turbines that drove her two screw propellers, and an additional steam turbine geared to one of the propeller shafts for cruising purposes. The power plant could generate and move the ship at speeds of up to ,〔 though ''Tucker'' reached a top speed of during her trials. ''Tucker''s main battery consisted of four ,〔〔The ''50'' denotes the length of the gun barrels; in this case, the gun is 50 calibers, meaning that the gun is 50 times as long as it is in diameter, in this case. The Mark number is the version of the gun; in this case, the ninth U.S. Navy design of the 4-inch/50 gun.〕 with each gun weighing in excess of .〔 The guns fired armor-piercing projectiles at . At an elevation of 20°, the guns had a range of .〔 ''Tucker'' was also equipped with eight torpedo tubes. The General Board of the United States Navy had called for two anti-aircraft guns for the ''Tucker''-class ships, as well as provisions for laying up to 36 floating mines.〔 From sources, it is unclear if these recommendations were followed for ''Tucker'' or any of the other ships of the class. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Tucker (DD-57)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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