Three ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Sims for William Sowden Sims. Additionally, one other ship was named Admiral W. S. Sims for the same man.
- The destroyer , served in World War II, sunk by the Japanese, 1942
- The destroyer escort , commissioned 1943, decommissioned 1946.
- The USS W. S. Sims (DE-1059) (later FF-1059), commissioned 1970, decommissioned 1991.
- The transport vessel