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U.S.S. SIMS
(DE-154)Click to view crew list
DE-154 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-154 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-154 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| SEP | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 7 SEP 1942 at Norfolk Navy Yard Portsmouth Virginia | ||
| FEB | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 6 FEB 1943 | ||
| APR | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 24 APR 1943 | ||
| APR | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 24 APR 1946 | ||
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 scrap 14 April 1961