 As built , the Tucker @-@ class ships were 315 feet 3 inches ( 96 @.@ 09 m ) in length ( overall ) , were between 29 feet 9 inches ( 9 @.@ 07 m ) and 30 feet 6 inches ( 9 @.@ 30 m ) abeam , and had a median draft of 9 feet 4 inches ( 2 @.@ 84 m ) . The hull shape featured the distinctive high forecastle typical of U.S. destroyer classes since the 1908 – 09 Smith class , the first destroyers designed to be truly ocean @-@ going vessels . The ships displaced between 1 @,@ 060 and 1 @,@ 150 long tons ( 1 @,@ 080 and 1 @,@ 170 t ) with a median of 1 @,@ 060 long tons ( 1 @,@ 080 t ) . 
