USS Frank E. Evans

USS Frank E. Evans was a Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer built for the United States Navy. The ship was named after Brigadier General Frank Evans. Her keel was laid at Bethlehem Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, New York on 21 April 1944. She entered service on 3 February 1945, having been launched on 3 October 1944.

54 ships of the class were built. The class followed the Fletcher-class destroyer and was succeeded by the Gearing-class destroyer.

She displaced 2,200 long tons. She measured 114.8 m (377 ft) long with a beam of 12.5 m (41 ft). Her designed speed was 36.5 knots, and she carried a complement of 336.

Her main battery was six 127 mm (5 in) guns.

She was in commission for 211 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 14 December 1949. She recommissioned on 15 September 1950. She was struck from the register on 1 July 1969.

She was expended as a target on 3 June 1969. The wreck survives.

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