These pictures are either stock Navy photos or contributions from several USS Sims sailors, including Steve Donofrio, Dennis Walterman, Christopher Clark, Keith Bradshaw, Gary Smoyer, Dale Matthews, Jeff Flumignan, Mark Hatlestad, Steve Wright, Bob Macaruso, John Benware, and Rob Muirhead.

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ATLANTIC-FLEET-PATCH.jpg (39596 bytes) DESRON-14-LOGO.jpg (26863 bytes)
SIMS-INSIGNIA-PATCH.jpg (38055 bytes) HY00-Patch.jpg (50134 bytes)



Avondale Shipyards NOLA		 SIMS-Launch-010469.jpg (46700 bytes)
Avondale Shipyard Launch - 04 Jan 1969

Anchor to Mack View
Full Steam Ahead!



Modified Bow and CIWS
1059inBattleGroupNearBeirut.jpg (86270 bytes)
Sims with Battle Group Near Beirut

Port Side View of Bridge

Starboard Side View of Bridge

Fantail at Dusk
Night Silhouette

Combat Information Center
Sonar Control
BPDMS-Missile-Launch.jpg (39529 bytes)
BPDMS Missile Launch		 Torpedo-Launch.jpg (49287 bytes)
Torpedo Launch
ASROC-Launch.jpg (6973 bytes)
ASROC Torpedo Launch
torpedo-port.jpg (30482 bytes)
Port side torpedo launch
Main-Steam-Stop-in-Engine-R.jpg (25525 bytes)
Main Steam Stop in Engine Room		 Main-Engine-Reduction-Gear.jpg (25136 bytes)
Main Engine Reduction Gear

Main-Control-Throttle-Valve.jpg (32576 bytes)
Main Control Throttle Value		 Fireroom-Level-2.jpg (52380 bytes)
Fireroom at Level 2


One Alpha Generator
Electrical Central Switchboards
Auxiliary-Machinery-Room-On.jpg (59623 bytes)
Auxiliary Machinery Room
Blowing-Her-Stacks.jpg (21119 bytes)
Mack Blows Her Stacks

Engineering Bitch Boxes
Refueling the USS Sims at Sea

FF1059-Print.jpg (43212 bytes)
USS W S Sims Print		 SIMS1059.jpg (139154 bytes)
Navy Postcard

Easter Sunday '72
Easter Sunday '72

Getting underway
homeport--mayport.jpg (47424 bytes)
SIMS at Mayport
Inport-Chile.jpg (39180 bytes)
In Port in Chile		 19.gif (262818 bytes)
Sailing with the FDR

USS-Iowa-2.jpg (52100 bytes)
Alongside the USS Iowa		 USSIowaNoAtlanticoffCapeWra.jpg (20281 bytes)
USS Iowa in N Atlantic off Cape Wrath '86
hy00-doublenuts.jpg (42987 bytes)
Our own HY-00 "Doublenuts"		 hy00-doublenuts-2.jpg (38796 bytes)
Maintenance on "Doublenuts"

LAMPS-HELO-on-DECK.jpg (39303 bytes)
HY-58 visiting		 18.gif (262274 bytes)
Landing on LAMPS Deck
21.gif (256286 bytes)
East Sunday '72		 22.gif (253565 bytes)
Easter Sunday '72
23.gif (259552 bytes)
Easter Sunday '72		 24.gif (262274 bytes)
Underway
025.jpg (51981 bytes)
USS Sims near Cannes, France '72		 047.jpg (136253 bytes)
Mykonos, Greece '72
052.jpg (69822 bytes)
FDR off the Greek Coast '72		 023.jpg (44182 bytes)
Off Port Said, Eqypt '72

ff1059Spain.jpg (48948 bytes)
Cartahena, Spain 1977		 Sunset-at-sea.jpg (33775 bytes)
Sunset at Sea
NavyJack.jpg (77488 bytes)
Displaying the Navy Jack '02		 AnchoredPortMahon.jpg (105888 bytes)
Anchored in Port Mahon 1987
Blue-and-Gold.jpg (53165 bytes)
Anchored in Port Mahon 1987 (stylized)
Hunting Red October
atVolosGreece.jpg (29669 bytes)
Visiting Volos, Greece		 captainsgig.jpg (20182 bytes)
The Captain's Gig
mailbuoywatch.jpg (33488 bytes)
Remember "Mail Buoy Watch"?		 mightyfine.jpg (34735 bytes)
Our theme
SIMSinaction.jpg (39581 bytes)
USS Sims speeding to an assignment		 Main-Gun.jpg (48877 bytes)
The BIG Gun (Mount 51)
Panama-Canal.jpg (64697 bytes)
Transiting the Panama Canal		 Sailing-into-NY-for-Fleet-W.jpg (34409 bytes)
Arriving at Fleet Week 1987 in New York
simsstack.jpg (22693 bytes)
Our unique Stack
Twin-Towers90.jpg (20310 bytes)
Arriving at Fleet Week 1990 in New York
Waiting for Fuel.jpg (65164 bytes)
Waiting for fuel		 USS Kennedy.jpg (20669 bytes)
with the USS Kennedy
Gun Mount.jpg (35576 bytes)
Looking down at the Gun Mount		 Helo on Deck.jpg (34964 bytes)
Helo on deck
sims_at_volos.jpg (73678 bytes)
Moored at Volos Greece April 1980
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