Sands DD-243 - History
Sands DD-243Sands(DD-243: dp. 1,190; 1. 314& 39;5& 34;; b. 31& 39;8& 34;; dr. 10& 39;; s. 35 k.; cpl. 101; a. 4 4& 34;, 1 3& 34;, 12 21& 34; tt.; cl. Clemson)The first Sunds nD-243) was laid down on 22 March 1919 by the New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N.J.; launched on 28 October 1919; sponsored by Miss Jane McCue Sands; and commissioned on 10 November 1920, Ens.