| NavSource Main Page | FAQ | Contact us | Search NavSource |
![]() |
NavSource Naval History Photographic History of the United States Navy |
DESTROYER ARCHIVE |
74 of her crew were lost and remain on duty.
| Click On Image For Full Size Image |
Size | Image Description | Contributed By |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87k | Brigadier General Frank E. Evans, U.S. Marine Corps was born 19 November 1876 in Franklin, Pennsylvania. He was an infantryman in the Spanish-American War and was commissioned in the Marine Corps 15 February, 1900. He served in the Philippines with the First Marine Brigade and had various duties in the United States before America's entry into World War I. He sailed for France with the Sixth Regiment of Marines, earning the Navy Cross and other awards for distinction of his service with the American Expeditionary Force. His post war career included duty in Haiti where from 1927 to 1930 he commanded the Constabulary Detachment and was Chief of the Gender merle d'Haiti. Brigadier General Evans was also District Marine Officer of several Naval Districts. He retired 1 December 1940 and died at his home in Honolulu, 25 November 1941. Digital ID: ggbain 24610, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 95k | Artist's conception of the Evans as she appeared after the early 1950's conversion by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource. | Navy Yard Associates | |
| 97k | Artist's conception of the Evans as she appeared after FRAM II overhaul by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource. | Navy Yard Associates | |
| 257k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| 32k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| 98k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| 78k | Circa 1944, during construction. | Pieter Bakels | |
| 57k | USS Frank E. Evans, 29 November 1945, on the Whang-Poo River in Shanghai, China. | Paul Hanson | |
| 52k | Undated but same time frame and location as the above photo. | Paul Hanson | |
Art by Wayne | 129k | Painting of the USS Frank E. Evans circa 1962 escorting the USS Shangri La (CVA-38) by Wayne Scarpaci of Art by Wayne. | Wayne Scarpaci | |
| 85k | USS Frank E. Evans's stern section tied up alongside USS Everett F. Larsson (DD-830), after she was cut in two in a collision with the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne. The ships were participating in Southeast Asia Treaty Organisation exercises in the South China Sea when the collision occurred, 2 June 1969. Photographed by PH2 J.C.Borovoy, USN (Photo No NH 98659). | Robert Hurst | |
| 123k | SH-3 Sea King helicopters from USS Kearsage (CVS-33) join rescue operations over the stern section of the USS Frank E.Evans (DD-754), as USS Everett F.Larsson (DD-830) stands ready to offer assistance (at right). A RAN frigate is also present (Photo No NH 98649). | Robert Hurst | |
| 105k | This and the next two photos are to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of her tragic loss and to pay a modest but sincere tribute to the 74 Sailors who lost their lives. | Fabio Peņa | |
| 49k | This photo shows the stern section of Evans secured alongside USS Everett F. Larson (DD 830). | Fabio Peņa | |
| 50k | This photo shows the stern section of Evans dry-docked at Subic Bay. | Fabio Peņa | |
| 50k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
CDR Harry Smith Feb 3 1945 - Nov 16 1945 (Later RADM) CDR Frank Dewey Schwartz Nov 16 1945 - May 15 1946 (Later RADM) LT Elmer Ozenberger May 15 1946 - Jul 12 1946 LCDR Means Johnston Jr. Jul 12 1946 - Oct 3 1946 (Later ADM) LCDR Edward T. Sullivan Oct 3 1946 - Feb 10 1947 LT John W. Meyer Feb 10 1947 - Jul 7 1947 (Decommissioned Jul 7 1947 - May 11 1949) CDR William Carl Meyer May 11 1949 - Dec 14 1949 Decommissioned Dec 14 1949 - Sep 15 1950) CDR Gerald Louis Christie Sep 15 1950 - Mar 12 1952 CDR Nelson Denman Salmon Mar 12 1952 - Feb 17 1954 CDR John Dawson Chase Feb 17 1954 - Apr 23 1956 (Later RADM) CDR Joseph Nicholson Behan Jr. Apr 23 1956 - Apr 26 1958 CDR Ralph Gregory Johns Jr. Apr 26 1958 - Sep 4 1959 CDR Harold Huntington Ellison Sep 4 1959 - May 20 1961 CDR Joseph Eugene Feaster May 20 1961 - Oct 30 1962 CDR Nelson W. Sanders Oct 30 1962 - Oct 23 1964 CDR James Beach Allen Oct 23 1964 - May 16 1966 CDR Carl Thor Hanson May 16 1966 - Mar 26 1968 (Later VADM) CDR Albert Sydney McLemore Mar 26 1968 - Jul 1 1969
The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
| Back To The Main Photo Index | To The Destroyer Index Page |