USS Sands (DD-243)

History
United States
Namesake	James H. Sands
Builder	New York Shipbuilding
Laid down	22 March 1919
Launched	28 October 1919
Commissioned	10 November 1920
Decommissioned	10 October 1945
Stricken	1 November 1945
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 23 May 1946
General characteristics
Class and type	Clemson-class destroyer
Displacement	1,190 tons
Length	314 ft 5 in (95.83 m)
Beam	31 ft 8 in (9.65 m)
Draft	10 ft (3.05 m)
Propulsion	26,500 shp (20 MW);; geared turbines,; 2 screws;
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h)
Range	4,900 nm @ 15 kn (9,100 km @ 28 km/h)
Complement	101 officers and enlisted
Armament	4 x 4 in (100 mm) guns, 1 x 3 in (76 mm) gun, 12 x 21 inch (533 mm) tt.

The first USS Sands (DD-243/APD-13) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for Benjamin F. Sands and his son, James H. Sands.