USS Sims (DD-409)

History
United States
Builder	Bath Iron Works
Laid down	15 July 1937
Launched	8 April 1939
Sponsored by	Mrs. William S. Sims
Commissioned	1 August 1939
Stricken	24 June 1942
Fate	Sunk by Japanese aircraft in Battle of Coral Sea on 7 May 1942
General characteristics
Class and type	Sims-class destroyer
Displacement	1,570 long tons (1,600 t) (std) 2,211 long tons (2,246 t) (full)
Length	348 ft, 3¼ in, (106.15 m)
Beam	36 ft, 1 in (11 m)
Draft	13 ft, 4.5 in (4.07 m)
Propulsion	High-pressure super-heated boilers, geared turbines with twin screws, 50,000 horsepower
Speed	35 knots
Range	3,660 nautical miles at 20 kt (6,780 km at 37 km/h)
Complement	192 (10 officers/182 enlisted)
Armament	5 × 5 inch/38, in single mounts 4 × .50 caliber/90, in single mounts 8 × 21 inch torpedo tubes in two quadruple mounts 2 × depth charge track, 10 depth charges
Armor	None

USS Sims (DD-409) was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship to be named for William Sims, an Admiral who pushed for the modernization of the Navy.^[1]