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USS Sims (DD-409) was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship to be named for William Sims , an Admiral who pushed for the modernization of the Navy.
The Sims-class destroyers were built for the United States Navy, and commissioned in 1939 and 1940. These twelve ships were the last United States destroyer class completed prior to the American entry into World War II. All Sims-class ships saw action in World War II, and seven survived the war. No ship of this class saw service after 1946.
The destroyer USS Sims (DD-409), served in World War II, sunk by the Japanese, 1942; The destroyer escort USS Sims (DE-154), commissioned 1943, decommissioned 1946. The Knox-class frigate USS W. S. Sims (later FF-1059), commissioned 1970, decommissioned 1991. The transport vessel USS Admiral W. S. Sims (AP-127)
From 1911 to 1912, Sims attended the Naval War College. Promoted to captain in 1911, he became Commander, Atlantic Destroyer Flotilla in July 1913. On March 11, 1916, Sims became the first captain of the battleship USS Nevada. Nevada was the largest, most modern and most powerful ship in the U.S. Navy at that time. His selection as her captain ...
USS W.S. Sims (FF-1059) was a Knox-class frigate of the United States Navy named for William Sims. She was in commission from 1970 to 1991. Construction and commissioning
USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) This is a list of destroyers of the United States Navy, sorted by hull number.It includes all of the series DD, DL, DDG, DLG, and DLGN. CG-47 Ticonderoga and CG-48 Yorktown were approved as destroyers (DDG-47 and DDG-48) and redesignated cruisers before being laid down; it is uncertain whether CG-49 Vincennes and CG-50 Valley Forge were ever authorized as destroyers ...
USS Sims was named in honor of Admiral William Sowden Sims (1858–1936), who pushed for modernization of the navy. She is the second ship in the United States Navy to be named USS Sims . Sims was laid down on 7 September 1942 at the Norfolk Navy Yard , Portsmouth, Virginia ; launched on 6 February 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Anne H. Sims, and ...
USS Admiral W. S. Sims (AP-127) was a transport in the United States Navy. She was later renamed USNS General William O. Darby (T-AP-127) . Later her name was struck and she was known simply by her hull number.