USN
Sims Class Destroyer
Dementions
347'11" |
35'7" |
17'4"
Tons
1,570
Armament
4 x 5"/38
4 x 21" torpedo tubes
Crew
279
1941
Ship History
Built by Bath Iron Works and commissioned in 1939.
Wartime History
Sunk on May 7, 1942 by D3A Val dive bombers during the Battle
of the Coral Sea. Surviving crew members swam for the stricken USS
Neosho (AO-23), and were rescued on May 11th by destroyer USS Henley.
