"Nira Luckenbach" and other vessels rescued sailors from their sinking ship. "Tucker"s stern sank the following morning; a diving party scuttled and sank her bow. The ship had steamed into the Segond Channel unaware that the minelayers , , and had laid mines at its western entrance. An investigation revealed that "Tucker's" captain had not been informed of the minefield. She was stricken from the "Naval Vessel Register" on 2December 1944. "Tucker"s loss was a setback to the Pacific Fleet, which was trying to assemble every available ship for the Battle of Guadalcanal.