 In November 1912 , the General Board offered several alternatives to reduce the size of the destroyer , and was convinced by C & R that the most practical solution was a design that shared much with the O 'Brien class : matching that class ' main battery and torpedo load but with a design speed of 29 @.@ 5 knots ( 54 @.@ 6 km / h ) and the desired 2 @,@ 500 @-@ nautical @-@ mile ( 4 @,@ 600 km ) steaming radius . The General Board also specified that the ships be equipped with " two aeroplane guns , if they can be developed and installed " , have provisions for laying thirty @-@ six mines , and a strengthened bow for ramming . The C & R design for the Tucker class , DD @-@ 57 through DD @-@ 62 , was approved by the Secretary of the Navy in December 1912 , and authorized by Congress in 1913 . 
