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U.S.S. FRANK E. EVANS
(DD-754)FIGHTING FRANK
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DD-754 Deployments - Major Events
Add a DD-754 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-754 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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APR | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 21 APR 1944 at Bethlehem Steel Staten Island | ||
OCT | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 3 OCT 1944 | ||
FEB | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 3 FEB 1945 | ||
SEP | 1955 | - | MAY | 1956 | West Pac |
JAN | 1956 | - | JUL | 1957 | West Pac |
NOV | 1956 | - | Shellback Initiation - 11 NOV 1956 - Pacific Ocean | ||
AUG | 1963 | - | FEB | 1964 | West Pac |
MAY | 1966 | - | DEC | 1966 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
JUN | 1969 | - | Collision with HMAS MELBOURNE - 3 JUN 69 - 74 Lost at Sea |
DD-754 General Specifications
Class: Allen M. Sumner class destroyer
Named for: Brigadier General Frank Evans
Complement: 336 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2200 tons
Length: 376.5 feet
Beam: 41.1 feet
Flank Speed: 36 Knots
Range: 3 300 miles
Final Disposition:Bow lost in collision with Australian carrier Melbourne. S