USS Tucker (DD-57), Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston

USS Tucker (DD-57), Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston
This picture shows the Tucker class destroyer USS Tucker (DD-57) at Charleston Navy Yard, Boston. Note the larger central funnel and what looks to be laundry hanging over the rails forward of the bridge.
U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History, Norman Friedmann . The standard history of the development of American destroyers, from the earliest torpedo boat destroyers to the post-war fleet, and covering the massive classes of destroyers built for both World Wars. Gives the reader a good understanding of the debates that surrounded each class of destroyer and led to their individual features.
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How to cite this article: Rickard, J (5 December 2016), USS Tucker (DD-57), Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston , http://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/picture_USS_Tucker_DD57_charlestown.html

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