Sims class

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United States Navy ship class destroyer class

The Sims class was a group of United States Navy destroyers built just before World War II that served extensively in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters.

Aliases (1)

Sims-class destroyer ×49

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Navy ship class → destroyer class →
armament	12 × 21-inch torpedo tubes → 5 × 5-inch/38 caliber guns → anti-aircraft guns → depth charges →
beam	36 feet 1 inch →
builtFor	United States Navy →
conflict	World War II →
constructionPeriod	late 1930s →
countryOfOrigin	United States of America →
crewComplement	about 192 officers and enlisted →
designedAs	fleet destroyer →
draft	13 feet 4 inches →
era	pre–World War II naval construction →
followedBy	Benson-class destroyer →
hullNumberRange	DD-409 to DD-420 →
length	348 feet 3 inches →
maximumSpeed	35 knots →
namedAfter	William Sims →
navalArchitectureFeature	single-stack design →
notableShip	USS Anderson (DD-411) → USS Buck (DD-420) → USS Hammann (DD-412) → USS Hughes (DD-410) → USS Morris (DD-417) → USS Mustin (DD-413) → USS O’Brien (DD-415) → USS Roe (DD-418) → USS Russell (DD-414) → USS Sims (DD-409) → USS Wainwright (DD-419) → USS Walke (DD-416) →
numberBuilt	12 →
operator	United States Navy →
powerOutput	50000 shaft horsepower →
precededBy	Benson-class destroyer →
propulsion	2 propeller shafts → geared turbines → steam turbines →
range	6500 nautical miles at 12 knots →
role	anti-aircraft escort → anti-submarine warfare → anti-surface warfare →
serviceBranch	United States Navy →
shipDisplacement	1570 long tons standard → 2477 long tons full load →
usedInTheatreOfWar	Atlantic Theater of World War II → Pacific Theater of World War II →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
USS Anderson (DD-411) → USS Hammann (DD-412) → USS Hammann (DD-412) → USS O’Brien (DD-415) → USS Roe (DD-418) →	shipClass
DD-412 → USS Hammann (DD-412) → USS Wainwright (DD-419) →	class
USS Mustin (DD-413) →	partOf