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32 of her crew were lost and remain on duty.
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68k | Photo #: NH 98480. Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, USN halftone reproduction of a photograph copyrighted by Enrique Muller in 1907, and published circa 1908 by F. Ficke, 1778 Post Street, San Francisco, California. Rear Admiral Evans commanded the "Great White Fleet" during the first leg of its 1907-1909 voyage around the World. Collection of Martin Fenne. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Tony Cowart | |
| 65k | Undated, location unknown. The ship is painted in camouflage Measure 31, Design 7d. | - | |
| 13k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| 50k | World War II image, location unknown. | Pieter Bakels | |
| 172k | Casualties from USS Evans (DD-552) are brought aboard USS PCER-855 from USS Ringness (APD-100), after Evans was damaged by Kamikaze attacks while on radar picket duty off Okinawa on 11 May 1945. Photographed from on board PCER-855. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. | Fred Weiss | |
| 92k | Navy Photo 5491-45 (cropped) broadside view of the USS Evans (DD 552) showing her battle damage upon arrival at Mare Island on 28 July 1945. She is berthed at the yards ammunition depot. | Darryl Baker | |
| 51k | Navy Photo 5494-45 (cropped) broadside view of the USS Evans (DD 552) showing her battle damage upon arrival at Mare Island on 28 July 1945. | Darryl Baker | |
| THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION to the UNITED STATES SHIP EVANS (DD-552) For extraordinary heroism in action as support destroyer on radar picket station number 15 during an attack by approximately100 enemy Japanese planes, 40 miles northwest of the Okinawa Transport Area, May 11, 1945. Fighting valiantly against waves of hostile suicide planes plunging toward her from all directions, the USS EVANS sent up relentless barrages of anti-aircraft fire during one of the most furious air-sea battles of the war. Repeatedly finding her targets, she destroyed 14 enemy planes, assisted in downing three others and, by her vigilance and superb battle readiness, avoided damage to herself until subjected to a coordinated attack by five Japanese planes. Shooting one down clear of the ship, she was crashed by the other four with devastating effect. With all engineering spaces flooded and with a fire raging amidships, the gallant officers and men of the EVANS fought desperately against almost insurmountable odds and, by their indomitable determination, fortitude and skill, brought the damage under control, enabling their ship to be towed to port and saved. Her brilliant performance in this action reflects the highest credit upon the EVANS and the United States Naval Services. | Bill Gonyo | |||
CDR Floyd C. Camp Dec 11 1943 - Nov 1 1944 CDR Bosquet Neill Wev Nov 1 1944 - Mar 12 1945 CDR Robert J. Archer Mar 12 1945 - Aug 28 1945 (Later RADM) CDR John Edward Pace Aug 28 1945 - Nov 7 1945
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