| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Clemson |
| Pennant | DD 243 |
| Built by | New York Shipbuilding Corp. (Camden, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 22 Mar 1919 |
| Launched | 28 Oct 1919 |
| Commissioned | 10 Nov 1920 |
| End service | 19 Oct 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 13 February 1931 |
Commands listed for USS Sands (DD 243)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | John Fancis Newman, Jr., USN | 26 Sep 1939 | 21 Apr 1942 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. John Treadwell Bowers, Jr., USN | 21 Apr 1942 | 14 Dec 1942 |
| 3 | Earl Neville Clark, USNR | 14 Dec 1942 | Jan 1943 |
| 4 | John Joseph Branson, USN | Jan 1943 | 31 Jul 1943 |
| 5 | Lloyd Christian Brogger, Jr., USNR | 31 Jul 1943 | 29 Apr 1944 |
| 6 | Jerome M. Samuels, USNR | 29 Apr 1944 | 19 Oct 1945 |
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