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For more than 130 years, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works has been building the most advanced ships in the world for the U.S. Navy.
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Bath-Built Ships
Length 348′-3 1/2″ft
Draft 11′-5″ft
Ship Type 1570-Ton Sims Class Destroyer
Commissioned / Delivered September 21, 1939
Owner United States Navy
Commissioned / Delivered August 1, 1939
