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DE-1059 USS W. S. SIMS

CLASS - KNOX As Built
Displacement, 3011 Tons Standard, 3877 Tons Full Load,
Dimensions, 439' 6" x 46' 9" x 15'; 24' 9" (sonar)
Armament, 1 - 5"/54 (single) Mk 42 Mod 9, 1 Honeywell ASROC Mk 16 octuple launcher
4-324mm US Mk 32 (2 twin) tubes for Mk 46 torpedoes
Machinery, 2 Combustion Engineering boilers; 1 Westinghouse geared turbine; 35,000shp; 1 shaft
Speed, 27 Knots, Range 4500 Nm@20 knts, Crew, 288 (17 officers)

Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Avondale Marine, Avondale LA. on 10 April 1967, Launched 4 January 1969
Commissioned 3 January 1970.
Reclassified Frigate (FF-1059) on 30 June 1975, Decommissioned 6 September 1991
Stricken 11 January 1995
FateTransfered to Turkey as parts hulk (1999), To be broken up in Turkey

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W.S.Sims 42k Undated . USN
W.S.Sims 191k Undated . USN
W.S.Sims 75 North Atlantic, November 1976. © Richard Leonhardt
W.S.Sims 69k North Atlantic, November 1976. © Richard Leonhardt
W.S.Sims 57k This photo taken inport at Cartegena, Spain, April 1977. © Gary Smoyer HMC(SW) USN(Ret)
W.S.Sims 94k 1978 postcard sold in ships store. Steven Donofrio
W.S.Sims 57k Launch photo, 4 January 1969, from the decommissioning brochure. Steven Donofrio
W.S.Sims 136k Official Ship's Post Card. © Nobe Smith,
Atlantic Fleet Sales
W.S.Sims 78k Refueling at Sea, Pre 1980 Overhaul and Refit. Steven Donofrio
W.S.Sims 100k taken off the Virginia coast on 23 July 1981 © Nobe Smith,
Atlantic Fleet Sales

Steven Donofrio
W.S.Sims 91k taken off the Virginia coast on 23 July 1981 © Nobe Smith,
Atlantic Fleet Sales

Steven Donofrio
W.S.Sims 4k Uniform Shoulder Patch. Steven Donofrio
W.S.Sims 35k ship's patch (DE). Mike Smolinski
W.S.Sims 35k ship's patch (FF). Mike Smolinski

USS W. S. SIMS DE-1059 History
Not available at this time
DANFS History Archive
(Located On The Hazegray & Underway Web Site, This Is The Main Archive For The DANFS Online Project.)

Crew Contact And Reunion Information


Contact Name: Dennis Walterman
Address: 4292 Boudinot Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45200
Phone: 513-662-2642
E-mail: DLGSW@AOL.COM
USS Sims Web Site



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