USS Sims (DD-409)

E39480

World War II ship destroyer warship

USS Sims (DD-409) was the lead ship of her class of U.S. Navy destroyers that served in the early years of World War II before being sunk in the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II ship → destroyer → warship →
armament	12 × 21 in torpedo tubes → 5 × 5 in/38 caliber guns → anti-aircraft guns → depth charges →
assignedTo	Task Force 17 →
awards	2 battle stars →
beam	36 ft 1 in →
builder	Bath Iron Works →
builderLocation	Bath, Maine NERFINISHED →
causeOfSinking	Japanese carrier aircraft attack →
commissionedOn	1939-08-01 →
country	United States of America →
crewComplement	about 192 officers and enlisted →
dateStruckFromNavalRegister	1942-06-24 →
displacementFullLoad	2170 long tons →
displacementStandard	1570 long tons →
draft	13 ft 4 in →
era	pre-war and early World War II →
escortDutyFor	USS Yorktown (CV-5) →
fate	sunk in action →
homeport	Norfolk, Virginia →
hullNumber	DD-409 →
laidDownOn	1937-07-15 →
launchedOn	1938-04-08 →
length	348 ft 3 in →
locationOfSinking	Coral Sea →
namedAfter	William Sims →
notableFeature	lead ship of Sims-class destroyers →
operator	United States Navy →
participatedIn	Battle of the Coral Sea → Neutrality Patrol →
propulsion	2 propeller shafts → steam turbines →
role	destroyer →
servedInConflict	World War II →
serviceEndYear	1942 →
serviceEntryYear	1939 →
shipClass	Sims-class destroyer →
sponsor	Margaret Sims →
sunkOn	1942-05-07 →
theaterOfOperations	Atlantic Ocean → Pacific Ocean →
topSpeed	35 knots →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sims-class destroyer → Sims-class destroyer →	notableShip