# USS Sands

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Two ships in the [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy) have been named '''USS ''Sands''''' for [Benjamin F. Sands](/source/Benjamin_F._Sands) and his son, [James H. Sands](/source/James_H._Sands).

* The first [USS ''Sands'' (DD-243/APD-13)](/source/USS_Sands_(DD-243)) was a {{sclass|Clemson|destroyer}}, commissioned in 1920 and decommissioned in 1945.
* The second {{USNS|Sands|T-AGOR-6}} was placed in service in 1965, struck in 1990 and sold to [Brazil](/source/Brazil).

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