(For other ships with the same name, see USS Sims.) USS Sims (DE-154/APD-50), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Admiral William Sowden Sims (1858–1936), who pushed for modernization of the navy. She is the second ship in the United States Navy to be named USS Sims. Sims was laid down on 7 September 1942 at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia; launched on 6 February 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Anne H. Sims, and commissioned on 24 April 1943, with Lieutenant Commander Charles G. Raible in command.