High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The USS W. S. Sims (FF-1059) was a Knox-class frigate of the United States Navy in commission from 1970 to 1991. She was named for William Sims. W. S. Sims was laid down on 10 April 1967 by Avondale Shipyards, Inc., Westwego, Louisiana, launched on 5 January 1969, sponsored by Mrs. Robert H. Hopkins, and commissioned on 3 January 1970, with C. M. Plumly in command. Following an extended fitting-out period at the Charleston Naval Shipyard and a restricted availability at Jacksonville Shipyard for correction of minor construction faults, W. S. Sims became fully operational in June 1970 and proceeded to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for shakedown training.

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