
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
AP-127 USS Admiral W.S. Sims
- Admiral class Transport:
- Displacement: 23,500 tons (full load)
- Length: 609'
- Beam: 76'
- Draft: 27'
- Speed: 22 knots
- Armament: 4 5"/38 DP, 4x2 40mm, 14x2 20mm
- Complement: 495
- Troops: 5,100
- Turbo-electric engines, twin screws, 18,000 shaft hp
- Built at Bethlehem-Alameda Shipbuilding, Alameda, Calif., and commissioned 27 September 1945
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Last updated:
February 25, 2001