USS Sims (DE-154)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Sims.

Sims on 26 August 1944
History
United States
NameUSS Sims
NamesakeWilliam Sims
Ordered1942
BuilderNorfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia
Laid down7 September 1942
Launched6 February 1943
Commissioned24 April 1943
Decommissioned24 April 1946
ReclassifiedAPD-50, 7 September 1944
Stricken1 June 1960
Honors and
awards		1 battle star (World War II)
FateSold for scrap, 14 April 1961
General characteristics
Class and typeBuckley-class destroyer escort
Displacement
  • 1,400 long tons (1,422 t) standard
  • 1,740 long tons (1,768 t) full load
Length306 ft (93 m)
Beam37 ft (11 m)
Draft
  • 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) standard
  • 11 ft 3 in (3.43 m) full load
Propulsion
  • 2 × boilers
  • General Electric turbo-electric drive
  • 12,000 shp (8.9 MW)
  • 2 × solid manganese-bronze 3,600 lb (1,600 kg) 3-bladed propellers, 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) diameter, 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) pitch
  • 2 × rudders
  • 359 tons fuel oil
Speed23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Range
  • 3,700 nmi (6,900 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
  • 6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement15 officers, 198 men
Armament

USS Sims (DE-154/APD-50) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1961.