Virginia New Deal Navy Ships - Photo #3 - USS Tucker DD-374

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Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
Destroyer USS Tucker DD-374. Built at Norfolk Navy Yard 1934-1936. Was at Pearl Harbor December 7th, 1941, was not damaged, and was able to fire on Japanese aircraft. Saw service in the Pacific until August 1942, when it sank near Espiritu Santo (Vanuatu) after a striking mine.
References
  1. USS Tucker (DD-374), Wikipedia (accessed 17 July 2017).
  2. McKee, Brent, America's New Deal Navy: Destroyers USS Ticker and USS Downes, New Deal of the Day, nddaily.blogspot.com, accessed 17 July 2017.
  3. USS Tucker (DD-374), NavSource Naval History, accessed 17 July 2017.