USS Evans (DD-552)
USS ''Evans'' (DD-552), a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear admiral (United States), Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans (admiral), Robley D. Evans (1846–1912). Construction and commissioning ''Evans'' was Ceremonial ship launching, launched on 4 October 1942 by the Gulf Shipbuilding Company at Chickasaw, Alabama, Chickasaw, Alabama sponsored by Mrs. C. E. Isherwood, and Ship commissioning, commissioned on 11 December 1943. Pacific service Marianas ''Evans'' reached Majuro on 29 March 1944 from Pearl Harbor and the East Coast, and after escorting to a midocean fueling rendezvous, conducted independent antisubmarine patrols around Japanese-held atolls in the Marshall Islands until 13 May. After training in the Hawaiian Islands, she departed Pearl Harbor on 3 June to screen the fueling and aircraft replacement group supporting both the fast carrier task force and the carrier escort force during the assault and Battle of Saipan, capture of Sai ...
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USS Evans (DD-552) In The Gulf Of Mexico 1943
Four ships in the United States Navy have been named USS ''Evans'', the first two for Robley D. Evans (admiral), Robley D. Evans, and the latter two for Ernest E. Evans. * was a launched in 1918, and transferred in 1940 to the Royal Navy as HMS ''Mansfield'', and decommissioned in 1944 * was a , launched in 1942 and scrapped in 1947 * was a named for Ernest E. Evans. She was launched in 1955 and stricken in 1973 * is a planned destroyer. See also

* was a , named for Clarence Lee Evans * was an , named for Frank Evans (general), Frank Evans, launched in 1944 and sunk in 1969 {{DEFAULTSORT:Evans United States Navy ship names ...
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