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Admiral W. S. Sims was laid down on 15 June 1944 at Alameda, California, by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation at Alameda, California, under a United States Maritime Commission contract (MC null 685); launched on 4 June 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Anne Hitchcock Sims, widow of Admiral William Sims; delivered to the Navy on 27 September 1945 and commissioned the same day.
William Sowden Sims (October 15, 1858 – September 28, 1936) was an admiral in the United States Navy who fought during the late 19th and early 20th centuries to modernize the navy. During World War I , he commanded all United States naval forces operating in Europe.
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.
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. She was in commission from 1970 to 1991. Construction and commissioning
Additionally, one other ship was named Admiral W. S. Sims for the same man. 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.
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 Hugh Rodman (AP-126) USAT General Maurice Rose: USNS General Maurice Rose (T-AP-126) USS Admiral W. S. Sims (AP-127) USAT General William O. Darby: USNS General William O. Darby (T-AP-127) USS Admiral D. W. Taylor (AP-128) Canceled 16 December 1944 and completed as civilian passenger liners. USS Admiral F. B. Upham (AP-129)
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