Two ships in the
United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
have been named USS ''Sands'' for
Benjamin F. Sands
Rear admiral (United States), Rear Admiral Benjamin Franklin Sands (February 11, 1811 – June 30, 1883) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War.
U.S. Navy career
Born in Baltimore, ...
and his son,
James H. Sands.
* The first
USS ''Sands'' (DD-243/APD-13) was a , commissioned in 1920 and decommissioned in 1945.
* The second was placed in service in 1965, struck in 1990 and sold to
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
.
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United States Navy ship names