USN · DD
Sims
Photos and infoName ship of the Sims class. On 7 May 1942 she was with Neosho, well south of the carriers. Japanese aircraft took the pair for a carrier and a cruiser and sank her.
| Class | Sims class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-409 |
| Fate | Sunk. 7 May 1942 in the Coral Sea while escorting the oiler Neosho. Japanese carrier aircraft. Not credited to one ship. This is DD-409, the name ship of the class. |
| Armament (class) | Five 5-inch guns and one funnel. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
U.S. Navy. USS Sims (DD-409) underway in July 1939.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Battle of the Coral Sea
1942-05-08 · sunk on 7 May
