Anderson was the first of the Sims class to be delivered in early 1939 and took part in several Battles in the North an dSouth Pacific.
Arriving at Pearl Harbor on 3 January 1946, Anderson was assigned to Joint Task Force 1 on 15 May, and was slated to be utilized in the tests of the atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. She reached her ultimate destination on 30 May 1946.
On 1 July 1946, the bomb used in Test “Able” Operation Crossroads sank Anderson in Bikini lagoon.
