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.

Jul 9, 2021 · 26 April 1944: The Atlantic Ocean - USS Sims (DE 154) underway southeast of New York Harbor (position 40 20'N, 73 46'W), as seen from a blimp of lighter than air squadron ZP-12. (U.S. Navy Photo #NH 107614 from the U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command)

Laid down, 7 September 1942, as Sims (DE-154), a Buckley Class Destroyer Escort at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth VA. Commissioned USS Sims (DE-154), 24 April 1943, LCDR. Charles G. Raible, USNR in command. Decommissioned 1 June 1946, at Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Green Cove Springs, FL. Range 6,000 nautical miles at 12 kts. Largest Boom Capacity 10 t.

The second Sims (DE-154) was laid down on 7 September 1942 by the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Va.; launched on 6 February 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Anne H. Sims; and commissioned on 24 April...

DE-154 General Specifications. Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort. Named for: William Sims. Complement: 15 Officers and 198 Enlisted. Displacement: 1400 tons. Length: 306 feet . Beam: 37 feet . Flank Speed: 23 knots . Range: 3 700 Nautical Miles. Final Disposition:Sold for …

The USS Sims (DE-154/APD-50) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort laid down on September 7, 1942, and launched on February 6, the next year. It was commissioned on April 24, 1943, under Lt. Comdr. Charles G. Raible’s command with the hull number DE-154 and served in the U.S. Navy for 3 years until it was decommissioned on April 24, 1946.

USS Sims (DE-154/APD-50), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, 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.

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.

DE-154/APD-50 USS Sims. Charles Lawrence class High-Speed Transport (ex-Buckley Class Destroyer Escort): Displacement: 1673 tons Length: 306' Beam: 36'10" Draft: 13'6" Speed: 23 knots Armament: 3 3"/50, 3 21" torpedo tubes, 1,2 40mm or 1 1.1", 8 20mm, 1 hedgehog, 2 deptch charge tracks, 8 "K" gun projectors Complement: 15 officers, 198 enlisted

DE-154 USS Sims. Buckley Class Destroyer Escort: Displacement: 1673 tons Length: 306' Beam: 36'10" Draft: 13'6" Speed: 23 knots Armament: 3 3"/50, 3 21" torpedo tubes, 1,2 40mm or 1 1.1", 8 20mm, 1 hedgehog, 2 deptch charge tracks, 8 "K" gun projectors Complement: 15 officers, 198 enlisted Turbo-electric drive, 12,000 h.p.