area. Returning to the United States in 1938, Taylor was moored at Philadelphia to prepare for inactivation. The destroyer was placed out of commission on 23 September 1938. Her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 6 December 1938, and she was offered for sale in July 1939. However, on 11 July 1940, she was redesignated Damage Control Hulk No. 40 and tasked to train damage control parties. On 25 May 1942, sister ship was struck by a torpedo fired from while patrolling off Martinique. The torpedo struck between frames 18 and 24 at about below Blakeleys water line, and the force of the impact blew off of her bow and forecastle. Sailing under her own power to Philadelphia Naval Yard, Blakeley had the forward 60 feet of Taylors hull grafted onto her throughout the summer of 1942. This was completed in September 1942, and Blakeley, with Taylors forward hull, served through the remainder of the war. The remaining of Taylor spent the remainder of World War II in her duties as a training hulk. She was sold for scrap in 1945, and delivered on 8 August. Notes Sources External links NavSource Photos Wickes-class destroyers World War I destroyers of the United States Ships built in Vallejo, California 1918 ships