Tucker Class Destroyer - Ships in Class

Ships in Class

All six members of the class served in the Atlantic throughout their U.S. Navy careers, and all were sent overseas to Queenstown, Ireland, for convoy escort and anti-submarine duties after the United States entered World War I in April 1917. Conyngham, Porter, Wadsworth, and Wainwright were in the first group of six American destroyers, arriving at Queenstown on 4 May; Tucker and Jacob Jones followed as part of the second group, which arrived thirteen days later. Several of the ships had encounters with U-boats during the war: Conyngham's commander was commended for what was thought a probable "kill" of one U-boat; Jacob Jones was sunk by U-53 in December 1917. All surviving ships of the class had returned to the United States by early 1919 and served in various roles over the next two years. Tucker was decommissioned in May 1921, followed by Wainwright in May 1922, and the remaining three in June 1922.

Between 1924 and 1926, four of the five ships—Conyngham and Porter in 1924, Tucker and Wainwright in 1926—were reactivated for service with the United States Coast Guard's "Rum Patrol". All were returned to the U.S. Navy in 1933 with the exception of Tucker, which followed in 1934. Conyngham, Porter, and Wainwright were sold for scrapping in 1934; the other two in 1936.