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	America at War
		The miscellaneous auxiliary USS Atik is torpedoed and sunk by a submarine.
		The tugs USS Genesee (ATO-55) and USS Vaga (YT-116) are scuttled in the Philippines.
		The Japanese submarine RO-61 is sunk by the destroyer USS Reid (DD-369) and Naval land-based aircraft (VP-43) in the Aleutians.
	www.america-at-war.net /wwii1942.html (7774 words)

	USS Sims (DD-409) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		USS Sims (DD-409) was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy during World War II.
		Sims, with TF 17, sailed from Pearl Harbor on 16 February to attack Wake Island.
		Sims remained near Rossel Island in the Louisiades with a force of cruisers and destroyers to protect the carriers from enemy surface ships.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Sims_(DD-409) (888 words)

	USS Sims (DD-409) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Sims, with TF 17, sailed from (A harbor on Oahu west of Honolulu; location of a United States naval base that was attacked by the Japanese on 7 Dec 1941) Pearl Harbor on 16 February to attack (An island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii) Wake Island.
		Sims remained near Rossel Island in the Louisiades with a force of (A large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer) cruisers and destroyers to protect the (A rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like) carriers from enemy surface ships.
		Sims next operated in the New Caledonia- (A monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970) Tonga Islands area.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/U/US/USS_Sims_(DD-409)4.htm (1080 words)

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		The Sims class destroyers were part of the US Navy's efforts in the years leading up to WW2 to increase the size of its destroyer force, but through several designs since WW1 had failed to come up with one ideal class.
		The Sims as built was optimised for surface combat, and she was top-heavy as a result.
		Sims herself was sunk in the battle of the Coral Sea in 1942, with a heavy loss of life.
	ihphobby.tripod.com /shippages/sims.html (170 words)

	US Destroyers of Pacific War, 1942
		USS Jacob Jones (DD-130) commissioned 20 October 1919, 1,090 tons, 4- 4" guns, 12 tt and served many years as a plane guard in the North Atlantic and Caribbean.
		USS Greer (DD-145) commissioned 31 December 1918, decommissioned 22 June 1922, and was placed in reserve.
		USS Benham (DD-397) commissioned 2 February 1939 as the first of her class: 1,500 tons, 4- 5"/38, 16-21"TT, 251 men.
	www.ww2pacific.com /ships3.html (2935 words)

	USS Sims (DD-409) at Coral Sea
		As the bow of the Sims was submerging under the choppy seas, the forward five-inch gun of the Sims let loose with one final shot, even as the waves were engulfing it, a last, valiant effort by the doomed gun crew.
		Sims, with TF 17, sailed from Pearl Harbor on 16 February to attack Wake Island.
		Sims remained near Rossel Island in the Louisiades with a force of cruisers and destroyers to protect the carriers from enemy surface ships.
	www.delsjourney.com /uss_neosho/coral_sea/other_ships/uss_sims.htm (1353 words)

	DANFS: USS Sims (DD-409)
		William S. Sims, born in 1858 in Ontario, Canada, was appointed to the Naval Academy in 1876 and graduated in 1880.
		Sims next served as Inspector of Target Practice; and, under his supervision, the naval gunnery system increased the rapidity of hits 100 percent and the general effectiveness of fire 500 percent.
		Admiral Sims again became President of the Naval War College in April 1919 and served in that capacity until his retirement on 15 October 1922.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/danfs/DD/dd409.html (1006 words)

	Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia - - USS Sims (dd-409) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Named for Canadian-born Admiral William S. Sims, a progressive gunnery officer who helped propel the U.S. Navy to the front rank of world navies in the early years of the twentieth century, USS Sims was the first of a twelve-ship class completed in 1939-40.
		Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Destroyer Squadron (DesRon) 2 was assigned to Task Force 17, centered on USS Yorktown.
		On May 6, the eve of the Battle of the Coral Sea, Sims and the oiler USS Neosho were detached from the fleet.
	college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_083900_usssims.htm (245 words)

	Naval Losses WWII
		USS Northampton (CA-26) torpedoed by the Japanese destroyer Oyashio on 30 November 1942 during the Battle of Tassafaronga and sank on 1 December 1942.
		USS Cisco (SS-290) sunk by Japanese warships and aircraft in the Sulu Sea, 28 September 1943.
		USS Wahoo (SS-238) sunk by Japanese aircraft and Japanese submarine chasers 15 and 43 in Soya Strait, Japan, 11 October 1943.
	www.usspennsylvania.com /NavalLosses.htm (10769 words)

	ModelWarships reveiw
		The Sims class were active in both theaters of the war and were active from the beginning to the end of the war.
		The Sims class were used in a variety of roles, some were used in an anti Kamikaze role with heavy modifications amidships.
		They include several platforms that were typical of the early war Sims class DD's.
	www.modelwarships.com /reviews/ships/dd/dd-409/700-ihp/sims.html (828 words)

	Sims dd 409
		The first Sims (DD-409) was laid down on 15 July 1937 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine, launched on 8 April 1939- sponsored by Mrs.
		The light carrier, Shoho, was attached to the covering force, and the big new carriers, Shokaku and Zuikaku, were the striking force under command of Admiral Takagi.
		The bask force refueled on 5 and 6 May and then detached Neosho and Sims to continue to the next fueling point.
	www.multied.com /NAVY/destroyer/dest2/Simsdd409.html (757 words)

	A Tin Can Sailors Destroyer History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		William S. Sims was an aide to President Theodore Roosevelt, president of the Naval War College, and overall commander of American destroyers and later all U.S. naval forces in European waters during World War I. The first destroyer to bear his name was DD-409, launched on 8 April 1939 and commissioned on 1 August 1939.
		By early May 1942, the Coral Sea was the target of a major Japanese offensive consisting of one task force to cover troops landing on Tulagi and Port Moresby and a second task force, led by the carriers SHOKAKU and ZUIKAKU, to strike at Allied shipping in the area.
		With confrontation imminent, the two task forces were combined and on 6 May, the SIMS was ordered to escort the oiler NEOSHO (AO-23) out of the area as the rest of the task force headed for Tulagi.
	www.destroyers.org /nl-histories/dd409-nl.htm (705 words)

	USS Sims (DD-409), Sims-class destroyer
		USS Sims, DD 409, was the name ship of the 1570-ton destroyer class.
		In early May, she was assigned to escort oiler USS Neosho (AO 23) as Yorktown and Lexington (CV 2) maneuvered to confront a Japanese force advancing to attack Port Moresby, New Guinea.
		William Sowden Sims was a prominent reformer in naval gunfire and the employment of destroyers.
	www.destroyerhistory.org /goldplater/usssims.html (494 words)

	USS_Sims_Story
		Three waves of Japanese fighters and bombers attacked Sims on May 7, 1942 as she escorted the Fleet Oiler USS Neosho (AO-23) to a safe refueling point in the Coral Sea.
		Sims, hit by three 500-pound bombs, slid beneath the waves at 12:30 PM, taking all but 13 of her crew with her.
		Sims put up a blistering barrage of fire to protect Neosho against impossible odds.
	www.geocities.com /usssimsdd409/USS_Sims_Story.html (341 words)

	USN Ships--USS Sims (DD-409)
		USS Sims, lead ship of a class of 1570-ton destroyers, was built at Bath Maine.
		In early May, she was assigned to escort the oiler USS Neosho (AO-23) as the U.S. carriers maneuvered to confront a Japanese force advancing to attack Port Moresby, New Guinea.
		In an overwhelming air attack, USS Sims was sunk and Neosho so badly damaged she had to be scuttled.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-s/dd409.htm (452 words)

	Destroyers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The USS Kidd was a unit of the improved Fletcher DD-445 class destroyers that gained an impressive service record in World War 2, Korea, and Vietnam.
		USS Joseph P. Kennedy DD-850 - this represents the evolution of the war built destroyers into units still combat effective 20 years after their prime.
		The Sims class were the first US Navy Destroyers to mount the then new Mk 37 dual purpose director for the control of her 5" guns.
	members.aol.com /ssycatalog/destroyers.html (5183 words)

	U.S. Navy - A Brief History of Aircraft Carriers - USS Yorktown (CV 5)
		On 28 October, while Yorktown, the battleship USS New Mexico (BB 40), and other American warships were screening a convoy, a destroyer picked up a submarine contact and dropped depth charges while the convoy itself made an emergency starboard turn, the first of the convoy's three emergency changes of course.
		While USS Ranger (CV-4), USS Wasp (CV-7), and the recently commissioned USS Hornet (CV-8) remained in the Atlantic, Yorktown departed Norfolk on 16 December 1941 and sailed for the Pacific, her secondary gun galleries studded with new 20-millimeter Oerlikon machine guns.
		Sims — her antiaircraft battery crippled by gun failures — took three direct hits and sank quickly with a heavy loss of life.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv05-yorktown/cv05-yorktown.html (5733 words)

	Casualties, Navy and Coast Guard Ships, WW II
		USS Northampton (CA-26) torpedoed by the Japanese destroyer Oyashio on 30 November 1942 during the Battle of Tassafaronga and sank on 1 December 1942.
		USS Cisco (SS-290) sunk by Japanese warships and aircraft in the Sulu Sea, 28 September 1943.
		USS Wahoo (SS-238) sunk by Japanese aircraft and Japanese submarine chasers 15 and 43 in Soya Strait, Japan, 11 October 1943.
	www.history.navy.mil /faqs/faq82-1.htm (7234 words)

	HyperWar: Battle of Coral Sea--USS Sims (DD-409) Action Report
		On May 7, I was serving as Chief Signalman on board the U.S.S. Sims.
		After several days we were picked up by the U.S.S. Henley and while enroute to Brisbane Australia, I prepared a report which I gave to the Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. Neosho who had been taken off by the U.S.S. Henley.
		There were a large number of our shells which failed to burst at the beginning of the attack but after several rounds, number unknown, the fuse settings seemed to be operating satisfactory as bursts were observed near the enemy planes.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/logs/DD/dd409-Coral.html (1028 words)

	Battle of the Coral Sea -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		On the 7th, both fleets flew off all available aircraft, but neither found the main body of the other, and both mistakenly attacked subsidiary forces.
		Japanese aircraft found and attacked the US fleet oiler USS Neosho (AO-23) and escorting destroyer (additional info and facts about USS Sims (DD-409)) USS Sims (DD-409), mistaking them for a carrier and a cruiser.
		Meanwhile, the US aircraft had missed Shokaku and Zuikaku but found the invasion fleet, in company with the small carrier Shoho, which was soon sunk.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/battle_of_the_coral_sea.htm (1516 words)

	Articles - Battle of the Coral Sea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		That night Fletcher, mindful that his primary role was to protect Port Moresby, took the difficult decision to detach the Allies' main surface fleet, under the Australian Rear Admiral John Crace, to block the probable course of an invasion fleet.
		Crace's force consisted of the cruisers HMAS Australia, USS Chicago, HMAS Hobart, and the destroyers USS Perkins, USS Walke and USS Farragut.
		Japanese aircraft found and attacked the US fleet oiler USS Neosho (AO-23) and the escorting destroyer USS Sims (DD-409), mistaking them for a carrier and a cruiser.
	www.efireplaces.net /articles/Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea (1508 words)

	The Tucker: Home
		The Sims exploded and sank immediately with a loss of almost the entire crew.
		USS Henry W. Tucker was in commission in the US Navy from 1945 to 1973 and saw service in World War II, the Korean Conflict, the “Cold War” and
		DD 214 Form (needed to apply for VA benefits), there is a link to the form and instruction sheet.
	www.hwtucker2000.com (1011 words)

	Battle of the Coral Sea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In opposition, they had three main fleets: USS Yorktown (CV-5) already in the Coral Sea under the command of Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, USS Lexington (CV-2) en route, and a joint Allied surface fleet.
		The carriers USS Hornet (CV-8) and USS Enterprise (CV-6) were heading south after the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo but arrived too late to take part in the battle.
		The Sims was sunk while the Neosho was crippled.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/battle_of_the_coral_sea.html (1562 words)

	The British High Angle Control System (HACS)
		This system was first introduced on the destroyer USS Sims (DD-409) in 1939 and was quickly adopted for all new US construction of destroyer size and larger.
		It differed from previous US directors by having the rangekeeper (analog computer) and stable vertical mounted below decks in order to reduce the size and weight of the director itself.
		This was enough planes to equip a squadron, Bombing One (VB-1), which was assigned to USS Lexington (CV-2).
	www.navweaps.com /index_tech/tech-066.htm (5153 words)

	Image Archive: DD 409 - USS Sims (HULL 170)
		DD 409 - Launch - April 8, 1939
		DD 409 - Sea Trials - July 6, 1939
		DD 409 - Departing BIW - August 1, 1939
	www.gdbiw.com /image_gallery/Bath_Built_Ships/0170_c_DD-409 (196 words)

	John Walter (Jack) Bagley Jr. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The history of the USS Morris (DD417) is HERE The war history of the USS Morris (DD417) is HERE.
		The USS Morris (DD417) was decommissioned 9 November 1945, but in the future another US Navy ship could very well be named USS Morris with another number designation.
		The USS Morris (DD417) was the flagship of Destroyer Squadron 2
	www.greatunclebill.com /bagley.htm (294 words)

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	The FReeper Foxhole Remembers Robert James Dicken, C.S.M. - USS SIMS (5/7/1942) - May 7th, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Sims survivors stated that the bombers were apparently disturbed by the fire from the 5-inch guns, all of which were firing in director control.
		Neosho survivors told Sims survivors that the planes which attacked the Sims were never seen to emerge from the blast of their bomb explosions.
		The Sims crew attempted to patch the hole in their boat and succeeded in stopping it somewhat, but continuous bailing was still necessary.
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	The Tucker: Contact Us
		and destroyer USS Sims (DD-409) waiting at a refueling rendezvous.
		Facing a 60-plane attack, the fate of the two American ships was never in doubt.
		The Sims exploded and sank immediately with a loss of almost the entire crew.
	www.hwtucker2000.com /TheTucker_ContactUs.htm (304 words)

	ModelWarships reveiw (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Shapes appear accurate, There is a minimum of details on the bulkheads so I would advise picking up a set of watertight doors and other miscellaneous details.
		I have several of these Sim's kits and some also come with one sprue from a Skywave E-6 weapons sprue.
		Two of the five inch turrets are cast in resin and the other two are to be taken from the above mentioned sprue.
	www.modelwarships.com /reviews/ships/dd/dd-409/sims.html (300 words)

	Battle of the Coral Sea Article, BattletheCoralSea Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Alerted by radio intercepts,the Allies knew that Japanese land-based aircraft were being moved south and that an operation was impending.
		In opposition, theyhad three main fleets: USS Yorktown (CV-5) already in the Coral Sea under the command of Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, USS Lexington (CV-2) en route, and a joint Allied surface fleet.
		The carriers USS Hornet (CV-8) and USS Enterprise (CV-6) were heading south after the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo butarrived too late to take part in the battle.
	www.anoca.org /japanese/carrier/battle_of_the_coral_sea.html (1493 words)

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		Walke was rebuilt and refitted similar to Sims.
		She lasted a few months longer than Sims, being lost in September 1942 after a refit that gave her a slightly different AA fit.
		This kit can also be used to build USS O'Brien.
	ihphobby.tripod.com /shippages/walke.html (187 words)

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