USS Sims
Three ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Sims for William Sowden Sims. Additionally, one other ship was named Admiral W. S. Sims for the same man.
- The destroyer USS Sims (DD-409), served in World War II, sunk by the Japanese, 1942
- The destroyer escort USS Sims (DE-154), commissioned 1943, decommissioned 1946.
- The destroyer escort USS W. S. Sims (DE-1059) (later FF-1059), commissioned 1970, decommissioned 1991.
- The transport vessel USS Admiral W. S. Sims (AP-127)
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