 Wainwright was authorized in 1913 as the sixth and final ship of the Tucker class which , like the related O 'Brien class , was an improved version of the Cassin @-@ class destroyers authorized in 1911 . Construction of the vessel was awarded to New York Shipbuilding of Camden , New Jersey , which laid down her keel on 1 September 1914 . Just over nine months later , on 12 June 1915 , Wainwright was launched by sponsor Miss Evelyn Wainwright Turpin , a descendant of the ship 's namesakes , Commodore Jonathan Wainwright ( 1821 – 1863 ) , his cousin Richard Wainwright ( 1817 – 1862 ) , and son Jonathan Wainwright , Jr . ( 1849 – 1870 ) , all U.S. Navy officers that died while serving . As built , Wainwright was 315 feet 3 inches ( 96 @.@ 09 m ) in length and 29 feet 9 inches ( 9 @.@ 07 m ) abeam and drew 9 feet 4 inches ( 2 @.@ 84 m ) . The ship had a standard displacement of 1 @,@ 060 long tons ( 1 @,@ 080 t ) and displaced 1 @,@ 205 long tons ( 1 @,@ 224 t ) when fully loaded . 
