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DE-154 / APD-50 Sims

Charles Lawrence Class High-speed Transport: Laid down 7 September 1942 as a Buckley Class Destroyer Escort at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth VA; Launched 6 February 1943; Commissioned USS Sims (DE-154), 24 April 1943; Converted to a Charles Lawrence Class High-speed Transport; redesignated (APD-50) 7 September 1944; Decommissioned 24 April 1946; Struck from the Naval Register 1 June 1960; Final Dispositon, sold 14 April 1961 for scrapping.

Specifications: Displacement 1,400 t; Length 306' (oa); Beam 36' 10"; Draft 13' 6" (max); Speed 24 kts; Range 6,000 nautical miles at 12 kts; Complement 186; Troop Capacity 162; Boats 4 LCVP landing craft; Armament 1 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount, 3 twin 40mm gun mounts, 8 single 20mm gun mounts, 2 depth charge tracks; Propulsion, 2 GE Turbines, (turbo-electric drive), 2 boilers 2 shafts, 12,000 Shaft horsepower.

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There is no DANFS history available for Sims (APD-50) at the Hazegray & Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association
Reunions Magazine

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
NavSource DE Pages, USS Sims (DE-154)
Destroyer Escort Sailors Association

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