Korean War Service Medal (Korea) Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal IX-510 Reclassified as IX-510 in October 1981, the ship was towed from her berth in the James River to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, where she was placed in service on 1 July 1982. In 1987, she was serving as a barracks and accommodation ship at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, providing berthing and messing facilities for ships undergoing work at the yard. IX-510 was returned to the James River reserve fleet in April 1991, stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in October 1993, and transferred to full Maritime Administration ownership in May 1999. In February 2005 she was towed to Brownsville, Texas, to be dismantled. References NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive – USS Admiral William S. Sims (AP-127) 1945 ships W. S. Sims (AP-127) Ships built in Alameda, California Transports of the United States Navy Type P2 ships of the United States Army Vietnam War auxiliary ships of the United States World War II auxiliary ships of the United States