USS Tucker

USS Tucker

Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS "Tucker" for Captain Samuel Tucker.

* USS "Tucker" (DD-57) was the lead ship of her class of destroyers, commissioned in 1916, served in World War I, transferred to the United States Coast Guard as USCGC "Tucker" (CG-23) and struck in 1936.

* USS "Tucker" (DD-374) was a "Mahan"-class destroyer, commissioned in 1936, served in World War II, and sank following hitting a mine in August 1942.


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