USS Sands

USS Sands

Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS "Sands" for Benjamin F. Sands and his son, James H. Sands.

* The first "Sands" (DD-243/APD-13) was a "Clemson"-class destroyer, commissioned in 1920 and decommissioned in 1945.
* The second "Sands" (T-AGOR-6) was placed in service in 1965, struck in 1990 and sold to Brazil.


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