USS Sims

Summary

USS Sims is a destroyer^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (387 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• USS Sims's instance of is recorded as destroyer^[3].
• USS Sims is operated by United States Navy^[4].
• USS Sims's manufacturer is recorded as Bath Iron Works^[5].
• USS Sims's vessel class is recorded as Sims-class destroyer^[6].
• USS Sims's Commons category is recorded as USS Sims (DD-409)^[7].
• USS Sims's country of origin is recorded as United States^[8].
• USS Sims was part of the conflict World War II^[9].
• USS Sims's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -15.166666666667, 'longitude': 158.08333333333}^[10].
• USS Sims's service entry is recorded as 1939^[11].
• USS Sims's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[12].
• USS Sims's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[13].
• USS Sims's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[14].
• USS Sims's different from is recorded as USS Sims^[15].
• USS Sims's name is recorded as USS Sims^[16].
• USS Sims's country of registry is recorded as United States^[17].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for USS Sims include Sims-class destroyer^[18], a ship class^[19], founded in 1939^[20].

Why It Matters

USS Sims ranks in the top 2% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (387 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]

Entities named for it include Sims-class destroyer^[18], a ship class^[19], founded in 1939^[20].