USS W. S. Sims

USS W. S. Sims (FF-1059)
USS W.S. Sims (FF-1059)
History
United States
NameUSS W.S. Sims
Ordered22 July 1964
BuilderAvondale Shipyard, Westwego, Louisiana
Laid down10 April 1967
Launched4 January 1969
Sponsored byMrs. Robert H. Hopkins
Commissioned3 January 1970
Decommissioned6 September 1991
Stricken11 January 1995
FateTransferred to Turkey for spare parts 21 December 1999
General characteristics
Class and typeKnox-class frigate
Displacement3,215 tons (4,196 full load)
Length438 ft (133.5 m)
Beam46 ft 9 in (14.25 m)
Draught24 ft 9 in (7.6 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × CE 1200psi boilers
  • 1 Westinghouse geared turbine
  • 1 shaft, 35,000 SHP (26 MW)
Speedover 27 knots (50 km/h)
Range4,500 nautical miles (8,330 km) @ 20 knots (37 km/h)
Complement18 officers, 267 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems
  • AN/SPS-40 Air Search Radar
  • AN/SPS-67 Surface Search Radar
  • AN/SQS-26 Sonar
  • AN/SQR-18 Towed array sonar system
  • Mk68 Gun Fire Control System
Electronic warfare
& decoys		AN/SLQ-32 Electronics Warfare System
Armament
Aircraft carriedone SH-2 Seasprite (LAMPS I) helicopter

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.