USS Evans (DD-552)

	USS Evans in December 1943
History
United States
Name	USS Evans (DD-552)
Namesake	Robley D. Evans (1846–1912), U.S. Navy rear admiral
Nickname(s)	"The Fighting Bob"
Builder	Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation, Chickasaw, Alabama
Laid down	21 July 1941
Launched	4 October 1942
Commissioned	11 December 1943
Decommissioned	7 November 1945
Stricken	28 November 1945
Fate	Sold for scrap 11 February 1947
General characteristics
Class and type	Fletcher-class destroyer
Displacement	2,050 tons
Length	approx. 376 ft 4 in (114.71 m)
Beam	39 ft 8 in (12.09 m)
Draft	17 ft 9 in (5.41 m)
Propulsion	60,000 shp (45,000 kW); 2 propellers;
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	273
Armament	5 × single 5 in (127 mm)/38 guns; 5 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns; 7 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns; 2 × quintuple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 6 × single depth charge throwers; 2 × depth charge racks;

USS Evans (DD-552), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans (1846–1912).

History
USS Evans in December 1943
United States
Name	USS Evans (DD-552)
Namesake	Robley D. Evans (1846–1912), U.S. Navy rear admiral
Nickname(s)	"The Fighting Bob"^[1]
Builder	Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation, Chickasaw, Alabama
Laid down	21 July 1941
Launched	4 October 1942
Commissioned	11 December 1943
Decommissioned	7 November 1945
Stricken	28 November 1945
Fate	Sold for scrap 11 February 1947
General characteristics
Class and type	Fletcher-class destroyer
Displacement	2,050 tons
Length	approx. 376 ft 4 in (114.71 m)
Beam	39 ft 8 in (12.09 m)
Draft	17 ft 9 in (5.41 m)
Propulsion	60,000 shp (45,000 kW) 2 propellers
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	273
Armament	5 × single 5 in (127 mm)/38 guns 5 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns 7 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns 2 × quintuple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 × single depth charge throwers 2 × depth charge racks