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USS Sims (DE-154)

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On the evening of 18 May, two kamikaze planes made a combined attack. Both planes, hit by anti-aircraft fire, crashed into the water on her port side with a violent explosion that lifted and shook the entire ship. The shock caused serious oil leaks and considerable damage to machinery and
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continued patrolling. On the 24th, she was again attacked by a kamikaze. The plane, even though hit by anti-aircraft fire, crashed close aboard to starboard.
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2 × solid manganese-bronze 3,600 lb (1,600 kg) 3-bladed propellers, 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) diameter, 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) pitch
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was sprayed with shrapnel which wounded 11 of her crew. Later that day, a fire and rescue party was sent on board
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which had been hit by a kamikaze. Fires prevented flooding her magazine, and she had been abandoned.
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served as a training ship there until 24 January 1945 when she put to sea. After transiting the
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on 5 March and arrived there on the 21st. A week later, the transport stood out of
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6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
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The transport was back on patrol off Okinawa on 26 June. On 14 August,
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from 1 April to 27 May. During this period, the ship was part of the
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assisted in the search for survivors of picket destroyers hit by
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and stood by and took them off again when they were relieved by
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departed Okinawa on 27 May with a convoy which she escorted to
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screen around the island. She shot down an attacking Japanese
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Occupation Force south of Japan. The ship landed a group of
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on 30 August. The following day, she landed a company of
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on 16 April. On 3 and 4 May and again on 13 and 14 May,
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List of destroyer escorts of the United States Navy
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She was scrapped in 1961. 8: 3401:Charles Lawrence-class high speed transports 238:11 ft 3 in (3.43 m) full load 729:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 2982: 2591: 2577: 2569: 2157: 780: 766: 758: 235:9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) standard 420:was laid down on 7 September 1942 at the 723:This article incorporates text from the 207:1,740 long tons (1,768 t) full load 19:For other ships with the same name, see 204:1,400 long tons (1,422 t) standard 27: 680:, on 24 April 1946 and placed in the 50: 7: 3416:Ships built in Portsmouth, Virginia 2558:List of frigates of the Royal Navy 514:, and a brief shakedown period at 14: 692:, on 14 April 1961 and scrapped. 3312: 3273: 3228: 3189: 3144: 3063: 2994: 2487: 2448: 2403: 2364: 2319: 2238: 2169: 1700: 800: 716: 52: 31: 3396:Buckley-class destroyer escorts 686:North American Smelting Company 16:Buckley-class destroyer escort 1: 732:. The entry can be found 622:rendezvoused at sea with the 262:12,000 shp (8.9 MW) 173:Sold for scrap, 14 April 1961 2603:-class high speed transports 440:completed her shakedown off 2162:Post-World War II operators 707:for World War II services. 678:Green Cove Springs, Florida 518:, the transport arrived at 285:(43 km/h; 26 mph) 3437: 754:at NavSource Naval History 647:Tateyama Naval Air Station 18: 3370: 3347: 2981: 2967: 2609: 2548: 2522: 2156: 1276:DE-563 — DE-574 (Unnamed) 599:was taken under tow by a 177: 45: 30: 1026:DE-95 — DE-98 (Unnamed) 1003:DE-78 — DE-90 (Unnamed) 792:-class destroyer escorts 669:Decommissioning and fate 611:before continuing on to 143:APD-50, 7 September 1944 3152:Colombian National Navy 2327:Colombian National Navy 653:units on 3 September. 540:. Except for two fast 495:on 6 December 1944 for 483:. The work completed, 361:2 × depth charge tracks 358:depth charge projectors 217:306 ft (93 m) 178:General characteristics 3236:Republic of Korea Navy 3071:Republic of China Navy 2411:Republic of Korea Navy 2246:Republic of China Navy 682:Atlantic Reserve Fleet 676:was decommissioned at 657:then made a voyage to 475:for conversion into a 467:On 23 September 1944, 432:Battle of the Atlantic 402:was named in honor of 225:37 ft (11 m) 643:United States Marines 350:anti-submarine mortar 1243:J. Douglas Blackwood 690:Wilmington, Delaware 615:for damage repairs. 481:high speed transport 426:Portsmouth, Virginia 386:in service with the 308:15 officers, 198 men 102:Portsmouth, Virginia 1250:Francis M. Robinson 639:Yokosuka Naval Base 548:, she remained off 538:invasion of Okinawa 436:After fitting out, 407:William Sowden Sims 326:1.1"/75 caliber gun 3040:Joseph E. Campbell 2699:Joseph E. Campbell 2215:Joseph E. Campbell 947:Joseph E. Campbell 808:United States Navy 530:Philippine Islands 388:United States Navy 320:3"/50 caliber guns 3383: 3382: 3343: 3342: 3296:Vincente Guerrero 3052:Daniel T. Griffin 2622:Daniel T. Griffin 2566: 2565: 2518: 2517: 2471:Vincente Guerrero 2227:Daniel T. Griffin 1716: 1379:Damon M. Cummings 1295:Alexander J. Luke 1201:William T. Powell 839:Daniel T. Griffin 696:Awards and honors 637:personnel at the 497:Norfolk, Virginia 422:Norfolk Navy Yard 367: 366: 271:359 tons fuel oil 98:Norfolk Navy Yard 40:on 26 August 1944 3428: 3318: 3316: 3315: 3279: 3277: 3276: 3234: 3232: 3231: 3195: 3193: 3192: 3150: 3148: 3147: 3109:George W. Ingram 3069: 3067: 3066: 3028:Jack C. Robinson 3000: 2998: 2997: 2983: 2860:Jack C. Robinson 2657:George W. Ingram 2615:Charles Lawrence 2601:Charles Lawrence 2593: 2586: 2579: 2570: 2493: 2491: 2490: 2454: 2452: 2451: 2409: 2407: 2406: 2370: 2368: 2367: 2325: 2323: 2322: 2296:George W. Ingram 2244: 2242: 2241: 2203:Jack C. Robinson 2175: 2173: 2172: 2158: 1711: 1706: 1704: 1703: 1435:Jack C. Robinson 895:George W. Ingram 832:Charles Lawrence 806: 804: 803: 782: 775: 768: 759: 720: 719: 522:on 20 February. 487:(now designated 477:Charles Lawrence 473:Boston Navy Yard 458:Northern Ireland 384:destroyer escort 338:21-inch (533 mm) 254:General Electric 193:destroyer escort 111:7 September 1942 60: 57: 56: 55: 35: 28: 3436: 3435: 3431: 3430: 3429: 3427: 3426: 3425: 3386: 3385: 3384: 3379: 3366: 3339: 3320:Philippine Navy 3313: 3311: 3306: 3274: 3272: 3267: 3229: 3227: 3222: 3197:Ecuadorian Navy 3190: 3188: 3183: 3173:Almirante Brión 3145: 3143: 3138: 3064: 3062: 3057: 2995: 2993: 2988: 2987:Other operators 2977: 2963: 2605: 2597: 2567: 2562: 2544: 2514: 2495:Philippine Navy 2488: 2486: 2481: 2449: 2447: 2442: 2404: 2402: 2397: 2372:Ecuadorian Navy 2365: 2363: 2358: 2348:Almirante Brión 2320: 2318: 2313: 2239: 2237: 2232: 2170: 2168: 2163: 2152: 1710: 1701: 1699: 1694: 1584:Earl V. Johnson 1513:Henry R. Kenyon 1365:William C. Cole 1302:Robert I. Paine 1016:DE-93 (Unnamed) 1013:DE-92 (Unnamed) 928:DE-67 (Unnamed) 801: 799: 794: 786: 744: 717: 713: 698: 671: 528:sailed for the 505: 434: 396: 374:(DE-154/APD-50) 157: 119:6 February 1943 58: 53: 51: 41: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 3434: 3432: 3424: 3423: 3418: 3413: 3408: 3403: 3398: 3388: 3387: 3381: 3380: 3378: 3377: 3371: 3368: 3367: 3365: 3364: 3355: 3348: 3345: 3344: 3341: 3340: 3338: 3337: 3324: 3322: 3308: 3307: 3305: 3304: 3285: 3283: 3269: 3268: 3266: 3265: 3253: 3240: 3238: 3224: 3223: 3221: 3220: 3212:Morán Valverde 3201: 3199: 3185: 3184: 3182: 3181: 3169: 3161:Almirante Tono 3156: 3154: 3140: 3139: 3137: 3136: 3124: 3112: 3100: 3088: 3075: 3073: 3059: 3058: 3056: 3055: 3047:Virgilio Uribe 3043: 3031: 3019: 3006: 3004: 2990: 2989: 2986: 2979: 2978: 2976: 2975: 2972: 2968: 2965: 2964: 2962: 2961: 2954: 2947: 2940: 2933: 2926: 2919: 2912: 2905: 2898: 2891: 2884: 2877: 2870: 2863: 2856: 2849: 2842: 2835: 2828: 2821: 2814: 2807: 2800: 2793: 2786: 2779: 2772: 2765: 2758: 2751: 2744: 2737: 2730: 2723: 2716: 2709: 2702: 2695: 2688: 2681: 2674: 2667: 2660: 2653: 2646: 2639: 2632: 2625: 2618: 2610: 2607: 2606: 2598: 2596: 2595: 2588: 2581: 2573: 2564: 2563: 2561: 2560: 2555: 2549: 2546: 2545: 2543: 2542: 2533: 2523: 2520: 2519: 2516: 2515: 2513: 2512: 2499: 2497: 2483: 2482: 2480: 2479: 2460: 2458: 2444: 2443: 2441: 2440: 2428: 2415: 2413: 2399: 2398: 2396: 2395: 2387:Morán Valverde 2376: 2374: 2360: 2359: 2357: 2356: 2344: 2336:Almirante Tono 2331: 2329: 2315: 2314: 2312: 2311: 2299: 2287: 2275: 2263: 2250: 2248: 2234: 2233: 2231: 2230: 2222:Virgilio Uribe 2218: 2206: 2194: 2181: 2179: 2165: 2164: 2161: 2154: 2153: 2151: 2150: 2142: 2134: 2126: 2118: 2110: 2102: 2094: 2086: 2078: 2070: 2062: 2044: 2036: 2028: 2020: 2012: 2004: 1996: 1988: 1980: 1972: 1964: 1956: 1948: 1936: 1924: 1916: 1908: 1900: 1892: 1884: 1876: 1864: 1856: 1844: 1836: 1824: 1816: 1804: 1792: 1780: 1768: 1756: 1744: 1732: 1719: 1717: 1696: 1695: 1693: 1692: 1685: 1678: 1671: 1664: 1657: 1650: 1643: 1636: 1629: 1622: 1615: 1608: 1601: 1594: 1587: 1580: 1573: 1566: 1559: 1552: 1545: 1538: 1531: 1524: 1522: (DE-693) 1516: 1509: 1502: 1495: 1488: 1481: 1479: (DE-678) 1473: 1466: 1459: 1452: 1445: 1438: 1431: 1424: 1417: 1410: 1403: 1396: 1389: 1382: 1375: 1368: 1361: 1354: 1347: 1340: 1333: 1326: 1319: 1312: 1305: 1298: 1291: 1284: 1277: 1274: 1267: 1260: 1253: 1246: 1239: 1232: 1225: 1218: 1211: 1204: 1197: 1190: 1183: 1176: 1169: 1162: 1155: 1153: (DE-206) 1147: 1140: 1133: 1126: 1119: 1116:James E. 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Wilke 1686: 1684: 1683: 1679: 1677: 1676: 1672: 1670: 1669: 1665: 1663: 1662: 1658: 1656: 1655: 1651: 1649: 1648: 1644: 1642: 1641: 1637: 1635: 1634: 1630: 1628: 1627: 1623: 1621: 1620: 1616: 1614: 1613: 1609: 1607: 1606: 1602: 1600: 1599: 1595: 1593: 1592: 1588: 1586: 1585: 1581: 1579: 1578: 1574: 1572: 1571: 1567: 1565: 1564: 1560: 1558: 1557: 1553: 1551: 1550: 1546: 1544: 1543: 1539: 1537: 1536: 1532: 1530: 1529: 1525: 1523: 1521: 1517: 1515: 1514: 1510: 1508: 1507: 1503: 1501: 1500: 1496: 1494: 1493: 1489: 1487: 1486: 1482: 1480: 1478: 1474: 1472: 1471: 1467: 1465: 1464: 1460: 1458: 1457: 1453: 1451: 1450: 1446: 1444: 1443: 1439: 1437: 1436: 1432: 1430: 1429: 1425: 1423: 1422: 1418: 1416: 1415: 1411: 1409: 1408: 1404: 1402: 1401: 1397: 1395: 1394: 1390: 1388: 1387: 1383: 1381: 1380: 1376: 1374: 1373: 1372:Paul G. Baker 1369: 1367: 1366: 1362: 1360: 1359: 1355: 1353: 1352: 1348: 1346: 1345: 1341: 1339: 1338: 1334: 1332: 1331: 1327: 1325: 1324: 1320: 1318: 1317: 1313: 1311: 1310: 1306: 1304: 1303: 1299: 1297: 1296: 1292: 1290: 1289: 1285: 1283: 1282: 1278: 1275: 1273: 1272: 1268: 1266: 1265: 1261: 1259: 1258: 1254: 1252: 1251: 1247: 1245: 1244: 1240: 1238: 1237: 1233: 1231: 1230: 1226: 1224: 1223: 1219: 1217: 1216: 1212: 1210: 1209: 1205: 1203: 1202: 1198: 1196: 1195: 1191: 1189: 1188: 1184: 1182: 1181: 1177: 1175: 1174: 1170: 1168: 1167: 1163: 1161: 1160: 1156: 1154: 1152: 1148: 1146: 1145: 1141: 1139: 1138: 1134: 1132: 1131: 1127: 1125: 1124: 1120: 1118: 1117: 1113: 1111: 1110: 1106: 1104: 1103: 1099: 1097: 1096: 1092: 1090: 1089: 1085: 1083: 1082: 1078: 1076: 1075: 1071: 1069: 1068: 1064: 1062: 1061: 1057: 1055: 1053: 1049: 1047: 1046: 1042: 1040: 1039: 1035: 1033: 1032: 1028: 1025: 1023: 1022: 1018: 1015: 1012: 1010: 1009: 1005: 1002: 1000: 999: 995: 993: 991: 987: 985: 984: 980: 978: 977: 973: 971: 970: 966: 964: 962: 958: 956: 955: 951: 949: 948: 944: 942: 941: 937: 935: 934: 930: 927: 925: 924: 920: 918: 917: 913: 911: 910: 906: 904: 903: 899: 897: 896: 892: 890: 889: 885: 883: 882: 878: 876: 875: 871: 869: 868: 864: 862: 861: 857: 855: 854: 850: 848: 847: 843: 841: 840: 836: 834: 833: 829: 827: 825: 821: 819: 818: 814: 813: 811: 809: 797: 793: 791: 783: 778: 776: 771: 769: 764: 763: 760: 753: 749: 748:Photo gallery 746: 745: 741: 737: 735: 730: 727: 726: 725:public domain 715: 714: 710: 708: 706: 703:received one 702: 695: 693: 691: 687: 683: 679: 675: 668: 666: 664: 660: 656: 652: 651:8th U.S. Army 648: 644: 640: 636: 632: 629: 625: 621: 616: 614: 610: 606: 602: 598: 594: 590: 588: 583: 579: 573: 571: 567: 563: 559: 555: 554:anti-aircraft 551: 547: 543: 539: 535: 531: 527: 523: 521: 517: 513: 509: 502: 500: 498: 494: 490: 486: 482: 478: 474: 470: 465: 463: 459: 455: 451: 447: 443: 439: 431: 429: 427: 423: 419: 415: 414: 408: 405: 401: 393: 391: 389: 385: 382: 380: 375: 373: 360: 357: 353: 351: 348: 344: 342: 341:torpedo tubes 339: 335: 333: 329: 327: 323: 321: 317: 316: 315: 312: 311: 307: 304: 303: 297: 294: 293: 292: 289: 288: 284: 280: 277: 276: 270: 267: 264: 261: 258: 255: 252: 249: 248: 247: 244: 243: 237: 234: 233: 232: 229: 228: 224: 221: 220: 216: 213: 212: 206: 203: 202: 201: 198: 197: 194: 191: 189: 185: 182: 181: 176: 172: 169: 168: 164: 160: 155: 154: 150: 147: 146: 142: 139: 138: 135:24 April 1946 134: 131: 130: 127:24 April 1943 126: 123: 122: 118: 115: 114: 110: 107: 106: 103: 99: 96: 93: 92: 88: 85: 84: 81: 78: 75: 74: 71: 67: 64: 63: 59:United States 49: 44: 39: 34: 29: 26: 22: 3359: 3333: 3328: 3300: 3295: 3289: 3281:Mexican Navy 3261: 3256: 3249: 3244: 3216: 3211: 3205: 3177: 3172: 3165: 3160: 3132: 3127: 3120: 3115: 3108: 3103: 3096: 3091: 3084: 3079: 3051: 3046: 3039: 3034: 3027: 3022: 3015: 3010: 3002:Chilean Navy 2957: 2950: 2943: 2936: 2929: 2922: 2915: 2908: 2901: 2894: 2887: 2880: 2874:John P. Gray 2873: 2866: 2859: 2852: 2845: 2838: 2831: 2824: 2817: 2810: 2803: 2796: 2789: 2782: 2775: 2768: 2761: 2754: 2747: 2740: 2733: 2726: 2719: 2712: 2705: 2704: 2698: 2691: 2684: 2677: 2670: 2663: 2656: 2649: 2642: 2635: 2628: 2621: 2614: 2600: 2537: 2528: 2508: 2503: 2475: 2470: 2464: 2456:Mexican Navy 2436: 2431: 2424: 2419: 2391: 2386: 2380: 2352: 2347: 2340: 2335: 2307: 2302: 2295: 2290: 2283: 2278: 2271: 2266: 2259: 2254: 2226: 2221: 2214: 2209: 2202: 2197: 2190: 2185: 2177:Chilean Navy 2145: 2137: 2129: 2121: 2113: 2106:Thornborough 2105: 2097: 2089: 2081: 2073: 2065: 2058: 2053: 2047: 2039: 2031: 2023: 2015: 2007: 1999: 1991: 1983: 1975: 1967: 1959: 1951: 1944: 1939: 1932: 1927: 1919: 1911: 1903: 1895: 1887: 1879: 1872: 1867: 1859: 1852: 1847: 1839: 1832: 1827: 1819: 1812: 1807: 1800: 1795: 1788: 1783: 1776: 1771: 1764: 1759: 1752: 1747: 1740: 1735: 1728: 1723: 1688: 1681: 1674: 1667: 1660: 1653: 1646: 1639: 1632: 1625: 1618: 1611: 1604: 1597: 1590: 1583: 1576: 1569: 1562: 1555: 1548: 1541: 1534: 1527: 1519: 1512: 1505: 1498: 1491: 1484: 1476: 1469: 1462: 1455: 1449:John P. Gray 1448: 1441: 1434: 1427: 1420: 1413: 1406: 1399: 1392: 1385: 1378: 1371: 1364: 1357: 1350: 1343: 1336: 1329: 1322: 1315: 1308: 1301: 1294: 1287: 1280: 1270: 1263: 1256: 1249: 1242: 1235: 1228: 1221: 1214: 1207: 1200: 1193: 1186: 1179: 1172: 1165: 1158: 1150: 1143: 1136: 1129: 1123:Eichenberger 1122: 1115: 1108: 1101: 1094: 1087: 1080: 1073: 1066: 1059: 1051: 1044: 1037: 1036: 1031:Reuben James 1030: 1020: 1007: 997: 989: 982: 975: 968: 960: 953: 946: 939: 932: 922: 915: 908: 901: 894: 887: 880: 873: 866: 859: 852: 845: 838: 831: 823: 816: 789: 751: 731: 722: 700: 699: 673: 672: 654: 619: 617: 604: 596: 592: 586: 581: 577: 574: 565: 525: 524: 520:Pearl Harbor 512:Panama Canal 507: 506: 488: 484: 476: 471:entered the 468: 466: 437: 435: 417: 412: 399: 397: 378: 371: 369: 368: 199:Displacement 187: 140:Reclassified 124:Commissioned 80:William Sims 69: 37: 25: 3206:25 de Julio 2664:Ira Jeffery 2381:25 de Julio 2149:(ex-DE-571) 2141:(ex-DE-570) 2133:(ex-DE-567) 2125:(ex-DE-566) 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Index

USS Sims

William Sims
Norfolk Navy Yard
Portsmouth, Virginia
battle star
Buckley-class
destroyer escort
General Electric
turbo-electric
knots
3"/50 caliber guns
1.1"/75 caliber gun
20 mm guns
21-inch (533 mm)
torpedo tubes
Hedgehog
anti-submarine mortar
K-gun
Buckley-class
destroyer escort
United States Navy
Admiral
William Sowden Sims
USS Sims
Norfolk Navy Yard
Portsmouth, Virginia
Bermuda
tankers
Curaçao

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