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The Ship's Insignia
The ships insignia
of the USS W. S. Sims (DE 1059) is symbolic of her fine naval heritage
and her capabilities as a member of today's modern, highly technical
navy. The largest of the crests three separate fields contains a
silhouette of the ship's distinctive mack (combination mast and stack), emblematic
of the modern electronics installation so vital to the successful
accomplishment of assigned tasks. A second field shows the anchor and
four stars of the full admiral, a rank obtained by the ship's namesake
in 1918, while he was serving as commander, Unites States Naval forces
operating in European waters. The old navy gun crossed by an
anti-submarine rocket (ASROC) associates Admiral Sims' famed
modernization of naval gunnery practice with the sophisticated weapons
capabilities of the fourth ship named in his honor.
The Original Ship's Patch
This is the original rough
prototype of the USS Sims' patch, adapted from the official crest. While in New Orleans, sometime in 1969, the pre-commissioning crew collectively designed this final version.
Mrs. (Gail) Dale Matthews LT, using poster board and tin foil, then created this
layout for final submission to the patch maker.
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