The first USS Sands (DD-243/APD-13) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for Benjamin F. Sands and his son, James H. Sands. Sands was laid down on 22 March 1919 by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey; launched on 28 October 1919; sponsored by Miss Jane McCue Sands; and commissioned on 10 November 1920, Ensign William D. Leahy in temporary command.