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As Sims slid beneath the waves, there was a tremendous explosion that raised what was left of the ship almost 15 feet (4.6 m) out of the water. Chief R. J. Dicken, in a damaged whaleboat, picked up 15 other survivors. They remained with Neosho until they were rescued by Henley on 11 May. Sims was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 24 June ...
W.S. Sims was decommissioned on 6 September 1991 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 11 January 1995. She was transferred to Turkey on 21 December 1999 as a parts hulk. On 15 March 1991 at 2100 hours, the USS W.S. Sims suffered a boiler explosion. Following a BECCE (Basic Engineering Casualty Control Exercises), the boiler was ...
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.
An aerial view of utility vehicles parked near beachfront homes destroyed in the Palisades Fire as wildfires cause damage and loss through the L.A. region on Jan. 13, 2025 in Malibu, California.
"Premiums are increasing in fire-prone areas because insurance companies are dealing with more claims and bigger payouts," says Nick Ramirez, a California-based Goosehead insurance agent. "It’s ...
Simoneau, who died in the Palisades Fire, was returning from a ski trip when he learned of the evacuation orders for his Topanga home in the Santa Monica Mountains, Steve Murillo, a longtime ...
USS Shaw (DD-373) USS Shawsheen; Japanese destroyer Shimakaze (1942) Japanese destroyer Shinonome (1927) Japanese destroyer Shirayuki (1928) USS Sims (DD-409) Sinking of the Moskva; South Amboy powder pier explosion; USS St. Lo; German auxiliary cruiser Stier; French battleship Suffren; Japanese destroyer Suzunami (1943) Soviet destroyer ...
The Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire have destroyed more than 2,000 structures as of Thursday morning, according to the Associated Press. In Los Angeles County, just over 215,000 customers were ...