The USS Taylor (DD-94) was a Wickes-class destroyer built in 1918 at the Mare Island Navy Yard in San Francisco, California. She measured approximately 314.5 feet in length, with a beam of 30 feet 11.75 inches and a draught of 9 feet. Displacing around 1,090 tons standard, Taylor was powered by two Curtis steam turbines and four Yarrow boilers, capable of producing about 24,200 shaft horsepower. She could reach speeds of up to 35 knots during trials. Her armament included four 4"/50 caliber guns, one 3"/23 caliber gun, and twelve 21-inch torpedo tubes, with a crew complement of approximately 122 officers and enlisted men. Coal-powered, her performance was typical of her class, though the Wickes-class ships, especially the 'Liberty Type' subgroup to which Taylor belonged, suffered from issues like limited fuel range, poor maneuverability, and overweight conditions. Commissioned on 1 June 1918, Taylor joined the Atlantic Fleet's Destroyer Division 12 during World War I, but she saw no combat action. After the war, she was assigned to Destroyer Division 8 and was placed in reduced commission in 1920. She was reactivated in 1930, serving along the U.S. East Coast and Latin America, including patrols in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. She alternated between full and reduced commissions, also serving in training and patrol roles. Decommissioned in September 1938, Taylor's name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register later that year. During World War II, her forward section was removed and grafted onto the damaged USS Blakeley after Blakeley's bow was destroyed by a German U-boat in 1942. The forward hull of Taylor thus contributed to Blakeley's continued service, while the remainder of Taylor functioned as a training hulk until she was sold for scrap in 1945. Her service history exemplifies the versatility and adaptability of early 20th-century U.S. naval destroyers.

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